Share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product was 37.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product in Costa Rica, 2008–2021
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product in Costa Rica stood at 37.6%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product in Costa Rica peaked at 37.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2015.
That places Costa Rica 29th out of 94 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.9% | 24.5% | 25.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 24.3% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 35.7% | 37.6% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product in Costa Rica?
- Share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product in Costa Rica was 37.6% in 2021, according to United Nations Industrial Development Organization – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Industrial Development Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total value added (%)