Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence was 71 publications in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
71 publications
Change on year
up 44.9%
World rank
102nd
of 165 countries
All-time high
71 publications
in 2024
All-time low
23 publications
in 2016
Years of data
9
2016–2024

Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Costa Rica, 2016–2024

2030405060702016202020242016: 23 publications2017: 23 publications2018: 48 publications2019: 58 publications2020: 57 publications2021: 55 publications2022: 58 publications2023: 49 publications2024: 71 publications

Source: Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in publications.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 71 publications for annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 44.9% on the previous year and up 208.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Costa Rica peaked at 71 publications in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23 publications, in 2016.

That places Costa Rica 102nd out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Costa Rica, 2016 to 2024.
Year publications Change
2016 23 publications
2017 23 publications +0.0%
2018 48 publications +108.7%
2019 58 publications +20.8%
2020 57 publications -1.7%
2021 55 publications -3.5%
2022 58 publications +5.5%
2023 49 publications -15.5%
2024 71 publications +44.9%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 71 publications is below the median for high income countries, which is 912 publications, 8% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 71 publications is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32 publications, 2.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 38 publications 23 publications 58 publications 4
2020s 58 publications 49 publications 71 publications 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 100 Botswana 76 publications compare
  2. 101 Afghanistan 72 publications compare
  3. 103 Albania 69 publications compare
  4. 103 Armenia 69 publications compare
  5. 103 Georgia 69 publications compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Costa Rica?
Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Costa Rica was 71 publications in 2024, according to Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 71 publications in 2024.
What is the lowest annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 23 publications in 2016.
How does Costa Rica rank for annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence?
Costa Rica ranks 102nd out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 208.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence
Unit
publications
Source
Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 1,421 data points, 2016–2024
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Scholarly publications on AI, including journal articles, conference papers, working papers, and preprints. The data only covers articles with an English-language title or abstract.