Export unit value index in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Export unit value index was 121.7 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Export unit value index in Costa Rica, 1980–2024
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 121.7 2015 = 100 for export unit value index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export unit value index in Costa Rica peaked at 121.7 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.4 2015 = 100, in 1983.
That places Costa Rica 148th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Export unit value index in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 68.5 2015 = 100 | — |
| 1981 | 68.5 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 66 2015 = 100 | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 64.4 2015 = 100 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 67.7 2015 = 100 | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 69.3 2015 = 100 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 81.7 2015 = 100 | +17.9% |
| 1987 | 71.8 2015 = 100 | -12.1% |
| 1988 | 74.3 2015 = 100 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 72.6 2015 = 100 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 66.8 2015 = 100 | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 71 2015 = 100 | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 74.3 2015 = 100 | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 77.6 2015 = 100 | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 81.7 2015 = 100 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 83.9 2015 = 100 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 86.2 2015 = 100 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 88.3 2015 = 100 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 105 2015 = 100 | +18.9% |
| 1999 | 77.1 2015 = 100 | -26.6% |
| 2000 | 82.5 2015 = 100 | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 81.9 2015 = 100 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 79.9 2015 = 100 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 80.6 2015 = 100 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 81.5 2015 = 100 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 84 2015 = 100 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 86.8 2015 = 100 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 88.6 2015 = 100 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 95.6 2015 = 100 | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 94 2015 = 100 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 95.6 2015 = 100 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 100.4 2015 = 100 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 100.3 2015 = 100 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99 2015 = 100 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 99.7 2015 = 100 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.5 2015 = 100 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 96.9 2015 = 100 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 101.4 2015 = 100 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 101.6 2015 = 100 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 103.5 2015 = 100 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 105.7 2015 = 100 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 111.1 2015 = 100 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 120.3 2015 = 100 | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 121.7 2015 = 100 | +1.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 121.7 2015 = 100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 136.3 2015 = 100, 89% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 121.7 2015 = 100 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 126.6 2015 = 100, 96% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Export unit value index in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -26.6% | 105 2015 = 100 | 77.1 2015 = 100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.48 2015 = 100 | 64.4 2015 = 100 | 81.7 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.19 2015 = 100 | 66.8 2015 = 100 | 105 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.54 2015 = 100 | 79.9 2015 = 100 | 95.6 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.34 2015 = 100 | 95.6 2015 = 100 | 101.6 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.46 2015 = 100 | 103.5 2015 = 100 | 121.7 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 146 Djibouti 122.6 2015 = 100 compare
- 147 Barbados 122 2015 = 100 compare
- 148 Macao 121.7 2015 = 100 compare
- 150 North Korea 120.9 2015 = 100 compare
- 151 El Salvador 120.8 2015 = 100 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)
- Food exports 32.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,129 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is export unit value index in Costa Rica?
- Export unit value index in Costa Rica was 121.7 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest export unit value index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 121.7 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest export unit value index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4 2015 = 100 in 1983.
- How does Costa Rica rank for export unit value index?
- Costa Rica ranks 148th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is export unit value index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Export unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export unit value indices come from UNCTAD's trade database. Unit value indices are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD’s estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, interna¬tional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.