Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 59.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
In 2024, medium and high-tech exports in Costa Rica stood at 59.6%.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Costa Rica peaked at 71.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 30th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.1% | — |
| 1991 | 28.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 28.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 28.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 28.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 28.2% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 29.5% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 36.1% | +22.3% |
| 1998 | 54.8% | +52.0% |
| 1999 | 71.1% | +29.7% |
| 2000 | 66.6% | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 59.0% | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 59.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 66.7% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 62.4% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 60.2% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 69.1% | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 60.7% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 58.9% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 58.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 59.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 62.5% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 50.6% | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 54.2% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 56.9% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 55.4% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 54.1% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 57.3% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 59.6% | +4.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 59.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.8%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 59.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.6%, 2.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +52.0% | 36.1% | 54.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.0% | 28.1% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 59.0% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 48.5% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 54.1% | 59.6% | 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)
- 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 medium and high-tech exports in Costa Rica?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Costa Rica was 59.6% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.