Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 14.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Costa Rica, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 14.2% for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Costa Rica peaked at 24.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2021.
That places Costa Rica 100th out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 15.2% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 16.7% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 14.4% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- DEC alternative conversion factor 503.5 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 382.28 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 759.25 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 3.90 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 7.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -4.67 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -9.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 9.15 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 17,930 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 47.14 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Costa Rica?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Costa Rica was 14.2% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Costa Rica ranks 100th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added of manufacturing