Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 75.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Costa Rica, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Costa Rica stood at 75.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Costa Rica peaked at 95.8% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 66.6%, in 2009.
That places Costa Rica 72nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 95.5% | — |
| 1961 | 94.4% | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 95.8% | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 95.3% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 86.2% | -9.5% |
| 1965 | 81.1% | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 79.0% | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 75.7% | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 74.5% | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 78.4% | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 78.0% | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 77.6% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 78.4% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 74.6% | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 72.6% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 72.6% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 72.5% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 73.1% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 73.7% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 76.5% | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 68.2% | -10.8% |
| 1981 | 67.8% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 73.9% | +9.0% |
| 1983 | 72.0% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 76.4% | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 80.1% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 86.3% | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 87.0% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 85.3% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 85.3% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 85.9% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 84.7% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 81.0% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 87.3% | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 81.0% | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 79.9% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 78.5% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 76.6% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 75.1% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 71.7% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 76.1% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 76.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 75.7% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 73.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 71.3% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 67.6% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 72.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 71.4% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 70.3% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 73.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 74.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 75.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 75.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 73.8% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 75.3% | +1.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 75.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 80.7%, 93% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 75.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.4%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.6% | 74.5% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.9% | 72.5% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.2% | 67.8% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.2% | 71.7% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.0% | 66.6% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 70.3% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 73.8% | 75.7% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Costa Rica?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Costa Rica was 75.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 1962.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.6% in 2009.
- How does Costa Rica rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.