Exports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Exports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions was 22,660 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Exports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions in Costa Rica, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 22,660 for exports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 13.9% on the previous year and up 146.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions in Costa Rica peaked at 22,660 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,090, in 1991.
That places Costa Rica 64th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Exports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,090 | — |
| 1992 | 2,372 | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 2,570 | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 2,878 | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 3,476 | +20.8% |
| 1996 | 3,758 | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 4,206 | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 5,526 | +31.4% |
| 1999 | 6,662 | +20.6% |
| 2000 | 4,111 | -38.3% |
| 2001 | 4,116 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 4,179 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 4,478 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 4,967 | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 5,372 | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 6,127 | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 6,656 | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 7,213 | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 6,431 | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 7,315 | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 8,141 | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 8,747 | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 8,648 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 9,136 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 9,201 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 9,924 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 10,632 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 11,280 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 11,434 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 11,610 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 14,360 | +23.7% |
| 2022 | 15,695 | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 18,155 | +15.7% |
| 2024 | 19,902 | +9.6% |
| 2025 | 22,660 | +13.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 22,660 is below the median for high income countries, which is 99,622, 23% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 22,660 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,227, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -38.3% | 6,662 | 4,111 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,726 | 2,090 | 6,662 | 9 |
| 2000s | 5,365 | 4,111 | 7,213 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,446 | 7,315 | 11,434 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,064 | 11,610 | 22,660 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions in Costa Rica?
- Exports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions in Costa Rica was 22,660 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
- What is the highest exports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 22,660 in 2025.
- What is the lowest exports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,090 in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for exports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions?
- Costa Rica ranks 64th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is exports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Exports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Merchandise (goods) exports, free on board (f.o.b.), in current US$ millions, not seasonally adjusted.