Import unit value index (2015 = 100) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Import unit value index (2015 = 100) was 125.4 2015 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Import unit value index in Costa Rica, 1980–2025
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 125.4 2015 = 100 for import unit value index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit value index in Costa Rica peaked at 126.7 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.5 2015 = 100, in 1986.
Costa Rica ranks 121st of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Import unit value index (2015 = 100) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 79.4 2015 = 100 | — |
| 1981 | 88 2015 = 100 | +10.8% |
| 1982 | 84.1 2015 = 100 | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 82.5 2015 = 100 | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 77.9 2015 = 100 | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 77.9 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 68.5 2015 = 100 | -12.1% |
| 1987 | 73.2 2015 = 100 | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 76.3 2015 = 100 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 80.2 2015 = 100 | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 84.1 2015 = 100 | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 84.1 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 83.3 2015 = 100 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 83.3 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 78.6 2015 = 100 | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 74.1 2015 = 100 | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 77.7 2015 = 100 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 76.3 2015 = 100 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 82.3 2015 = 100 | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 74.1 2015 = 100 | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 77.9 2015 = 100 | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 78.8 2015 = 100 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 77.6 2015 = 100 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 79.5 2015 = 100 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 82.4 2015 = 100 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 88 2015 = 100 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 94 2015 = 100 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 99.3 2015 = 100 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 110.5 2015 = 100 | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 100.1 2015 = 100 | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 101.7 2015 = 100 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 109.6 2015 = 100 | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 109.4 2015 = 100 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 109.1 2015 = 100 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 107.2 2015 = 100 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 95.4 2015 = 100 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 96.3 2015 = 100 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 102.7 2015 = 100 | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 103 2015 = 100 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 102.6 2015 = 100 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 108.7 2015 = 100 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 126.6 2015 = 100 | +16.5% |
| 2023 | 123 2015 = 100 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 126.7 2015 = 100 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 125.4 2015 = 100 | -1.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 125.4 2015 = 100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 126.7 2015 = 100, 99% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 125.4 2015 = 100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 125.2 2015 = 100, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.8 2015 = 100 | 68.5 2015 = 100 | 88 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.79 2015 = 100 | 74.1 2015 = 100 | 84.1 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.81 2015 = 100 | 77.6 2015 = 100 | 110.5 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.44 2015 = 100 | 95.4 2015 = 100 | 109.6 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.83 2015 = 100 | 102.6 2015 = 100 | 126.7 2015 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 118 Benin 125.9 2015 = 100 compare
- 119 Andorra 125.7 2015 = 100 compare
- 119 Mauritania 125.7 2015 = 100 compare
- 122 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 125.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 123 Greenland 125.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 123 Kuwait 125.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 123 Palau 125.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 123 Paraguay 125.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 123 Saint Kitts and Nevis 125.2 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)
- 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 import unit value index in Costa Rica?
- Import unit value index in Costa Rica was 125.4 2015 = 100 in 2025, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import unit value index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 126.7 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest import unit value index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5 2015 = 100 in 1986.
- How does Costa Rica rank for import unit value index?
- Costa Rica ranks 121st out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is import unit value index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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 Import unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import 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, international and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.