Export volume index in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Export volume index was 189.1 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Export volume index in Costa Rica, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for export volume index in Costa Rica is 189.1 2015 = 100, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export volume index in Costa Rica peaked at 189.1 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 88.8 2015 = 100, in 2005.
Costa Rica ranks 22nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Export volume index in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 88.8 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 100.3 2015 = 100 | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 111.9 2015 = 100 | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 105.5 2015 = 100 | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 99.1 2015 = 100 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 104.9 2015 = 100 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 110 2015 = 100 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 121 2015 = 100 | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 123.1 2015 = 100 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 119.8 2015 = 100 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 111.7 2015 = 100 | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 118 2015 = 100 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 120.3 2015 = 100 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 124 2015 = 100 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 126.3 2015 = 100 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 155.6 2015 = 100 | +23.2% |
| 2022 | 158.5 2015 = 100 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 167.8 2015 = 100 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 189.1 2015 = 100 | +12.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 189.1 2015 = 100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 106.1 2015 = 100, 1.8× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 189.1 2015 = 100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.65 2015 = 100, 2.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 101.12 2015 = 100 | 88.8 2015 = 100 | 111.9 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 115.28 2015 = 100 | 100 2015 = 100 | 124 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 159.46 2015 = 100 | 126.3 2015 = 100 | 189.1 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 volume index in Costa Rica?
- Export volume index in Costa Rica was 189.1 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest export volume index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 189.1 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest export volume index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.8 2015 = 100 in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for export volume index?
- Costa Rica ranks 22nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is export volume index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Export volume index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the export value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes 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.