Manufacturing value added per capita (constant 2020 United States) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Manufacturing value added per capita (constant 2020 United States) was 2,219 constant US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing value added per capita in Costa Rica, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in constant US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing value added per capita in Costa Rica is 2,219 constant US$, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 2,219 constant US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,346 constant US$, in 2009.
That places Costa Rica 53rd out of 229 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added per capita (constant 2020 United States) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | constant US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,423 constant US$ | — |
| 2001 | 1,390 constant US$ | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 1,414 constant US$ | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1,412 constant US$ | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,447 constant US$ | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1,478 constant US$ | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1,516 constant US$ | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1,538 constant US$ | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1,483 constant US$ | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 1,346 constant US$ | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 1,421 constant US$ | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 1,457 constant US$ | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1,499 constant US$ | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1,481 constant US$ | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1,469 constant US$ | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1,394 constant US$ | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 1,439 constant US$ | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1,482 constant US$ | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1,530 constant US$ | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 1,563 constant US$ | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1,585 constant US$ | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1,862 constant US$ | +17.4% |
| 2022 | 1,917 constant US$ | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 2,068 constant US$ | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 2,171 constant US$ | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 2,219 constant US$ | +2.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2,219 constant US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,098 constant US$, 72% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 2,219 constant US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 700.95 constant US$, 3.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,445 constant US$ | 1,346 constant US$ | 1,538 constant US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,473 constant US$ | 1,394 constant US$ | 1,563 constant US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,970 constant US$ | 1,585 constant US$ | 2,219 constant US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.55 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 5 (2025)
- Infant deaths 468 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 374 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing value added per capita in Costa Rica?
- Manufacturing value added per capita in Costa Rica was 2,219 constant US$ in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing value added per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,219 constant US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,346 constant US$ in 2009.
- How does Costa Rica rank for manufacturing value added per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 53rd out of 229 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing value added per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing value added per capita (constant 2020 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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