Manufactures exports in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Manufactures exports was 64.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Costa Rica, 1965–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2024, manufactures exports in Costa Rica stood at 64.9%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Costa Rica peaked at 67.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 1965.
Costa Rica ranks 53rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Manufactures exports in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 14.6% | — |
| 1966 | 17.2% | +17.8% |
| 1967 | 17.5% | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 19.0% | +8.6% |
| 1969 | 18.0% | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 18.7% | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 21.3% | +14.1% |
| 1972 | 19.5% | -8.5% |
| 1973 | 21.2% | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 24.7% | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 23.9% | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 25.2% | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 21.1% | -16.4% |
| 1978 | 20.2% | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 22.0% | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 28.3% | +28.6% |
| 1981 | 28.8% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 25.0% | -13.1% |
| 1983 | 26.9% | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 23.5% | -12.7% |
| 1985 | 22.4% | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 20.5% | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 24.2% | +18.1% |
| 1994 | 26.8% | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 25.1% | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 25.4% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 42.9% | +69.3% |
| 1998 | 52.8% | +22.9% |
| 1999 | 67.9% | +28.7% |
| 2000 | 65.5% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 62.4% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 63.3% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 61.6% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 65.3% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 64.5% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 62.5% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 63.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 45.9% | -27.3% |
| 2010 | 60.7% | +32.2% |
| 2011 | 60.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 61.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 58.9% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 53.5% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 57.4% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 59.9% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 61.4% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 64.2% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 64.9% | +1.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 64.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 59.1%, 1.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 64.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.8%, 2.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +69.3% | 25.4% | 42.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.3% | 14.6% | 19.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 21.8% | 18.7% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.0% | 20.5% | 28.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 40.2% | 25.1% | 67.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 45.9% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 52.1% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 57.0% | 64.9% | 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 21.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 5,333 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Costa Rica?
- Manufactures exports in Costa Rica was 64.9% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 1965.
- How does Costa Rica rank for manufactures exports?
- Costa Rica ranks 53rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.