Bound rate, simple mean, primary products (%) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Bound rate, simple mean, primary products (%) was 43.8% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Costa Rica, 1995–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Costa Rica is 43.8%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Costa Rica peaked at 43.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 1995.
That places Costa Rica 54th out of 157 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Bound rate, simple mean, primary products (%) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 43.1% | — |
| 1996 | 43.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 43.5% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 43.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 43.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 43.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 43.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 43.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 43.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 43.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 43.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 43.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.8%, 7.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 43.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41.8%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.3% | 43.1% | 43.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 43.5% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 43.7% | 43.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 43.8% | 43.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 51 Venezuela 45.0% compare
- 52 Sierra Leone 44.8% compare
- 53 Guinea-Bissau 44.6% compare
- 55 Indonesia 43.2% compare
- 56 Nicaragua 42.2% compare
- 57 El Salvador 41.5% compare
More private sector data for Costa Rica
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 27.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 32.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 18.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,129 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Costa Rica?
- Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Costa Rica was 43.8% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest bound rate, simple mean, primary products recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest bound rate, simple mean, primary products recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 1995.
- How does Costa Rica rank for bound rate, simple mean, primary products?
- Costa Rica ranks 54th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bound rate, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Bound rate, simple mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean bound rate is the unweighted average of all the lines in the tariff schedule in which bound rates have been set. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).