Import volume index in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Import volume index was 133.6 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import volume index in Costa Rica, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
In 2024, import volume index in Costa Rica stood at 133.6 2015 = 100. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import volume index in Costa Rica peaked at 133.6 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.6 2015 = 100, in 2005.
That places Costa Rica 62nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Import volume index in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 68.6 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 75.5 2015 = 100 | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 80.2 2015 = 100 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 85.5 2015 = 100 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 70 2015 = 100 | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 82 2015 = 100 | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 91 2015 = 100 | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 98.8 2015 = 100 | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 102.1 2015 = 100 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 100.3 2015 = 100 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.6 2015 = 100 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 107.2 2015 = 100 | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 109.5 2015 = 100 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 104.8 2015 = 100 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 89.5 2015 = 100 | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 117.2 2015 = 100 | +30.9% |
| 2022 | 110.1 2015 = 100 | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 120.1 2015 = 100 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 133.6 2015 = 100 | +11.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 133.6 2015 = 100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 111.7 2015 = 100, 1.2× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 133.6 2015 = 100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 116 2015 = 100, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.96 2015 = 100 | 68.6 2015 = 100 | 85.5 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.53 2015 = 100 | 82 2015 = 100 | 109.5 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.1 2015 = 100 | 89.5 2015 = 100 | 133.6 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 59 Faroe Islands 134.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 60 Grenada 134.7 2015 = 100 compare
- 61 Central African Republic 133.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 63 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 132 2015 = 100 compare
- 64 China 131.7 2015 = 100 compare
- 65 Vanuatu 131.3 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 import volume index in Costa Rica?
- Import volume index in Costa Rica was 133.6 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import volume index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 133.6 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest import volume index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.6 2015 = 100 in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for import volume index?
- Costa Rica ranks 62nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import volume index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. 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 Import volume index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the import 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.