001.Number of Exporters in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: 001.Number of Exporters was 4,100 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
4,100
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
28th
of 56 countries
All-time high
4,100
in 2012
All-time low
2,389
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2012

001.Number of Exporters in Costa Rica, 1998–2012

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1998200520121998: 2.4k1999: 2.5k2000: 2.4k2001: 2.6k2002: 2.6k2003: 2.7k2004: 2.8k2005: 2.9k2006: 3.0k2007: 3.0k2008: 2.9k2009: 2.8k2010: 3.9k2011: 4.1k2012: 4.1k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for 001.number of exporters in Costa Rica is 4,100, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 001.number of exporters in Costa Rica peaked at 4,100 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2,389, in 1998.

Costa Rica ranks 28th of 56 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

001.Number of Exporters in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for 001.Number of Exporters in Costa Rica, 1998 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1998 2,389
1999 2,480 +3.8%
2000 2,415 -2.6%
2001 2,612 +8.2%
2002 2,551 -2.3%
2003 2,682 +5.1%
2004 2,779 +3.6%
2005 2,881 +3.7%
2006 2,950 +2.4%
2007 2,990 +1.4%
2008 2,874 -3.9%
2009 2,832 -1.5%
2010 3,915 +38.2%
2011 4,055 +3.6%
2012 4,100 +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,434 2,389 2,480 2
2000s 2,757 2,415 2,990 10
2010s 4,023 3,915 4,100 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 25 Kenya 4,900 compare
  2. 26 Lebanon 4,820 compare
  3. 27 Guatemala 4,631 compare
  4. 29 Ecuador 3,475 compare
  5. 30 North Macedonia 3,166 compare
  6. 31 Dominican Republic 2,955 compare

See the full ranking of 56 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is 001.number of exporters in Costa Rica?
001.number of exporters in Costa Rica was 4,100 in 2012, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest 001.number of exporters recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 4,100 in 2012.
What is the lowest 001.number of exporters recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 2,389 in 1998.
How does Costa Rica rank for 001.number of exporters?
Costa Rica ranks 28th out of 56 countries with data for 2012.
Is 001.number of exporters rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of 001.Number of Exporters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
001.Number of Exporters
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 584 data points, 1997–2014
Last refreshed

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