Export quality index in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Export quality index was 0.921 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Export quality index in Costa Rica, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.921 for export quality index in 2014.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export quality index in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9339 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.7625, in 1964.
That places Costa Rica 44th out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Export quality index in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.7761 | — |
| 1964 | 0.7625 | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.8414 | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8579 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8444 | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.8709 | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.8989 | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.895 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.9185 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9224 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9339 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8967 | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9223 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8882 | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9324 | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8857 | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.888 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8974 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8981 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8815 | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8901 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8826 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8781 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8776 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8724 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8818 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.885 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8937 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8824 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8913 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8901 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8873 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8679 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8589 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8664 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8853 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8978 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8849 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8897 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8972 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9068 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9104 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8991 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9232 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9208 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9159 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9258 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9295 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9159 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9165 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9157 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.921 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.836 | 0.7625 | 0.8989 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.9083 | 0.8857 | 0.9339 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8845 | 0.8724 | 0.8981 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8821 | 0.8589 | 0.8978 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9074 | 0.8849 | 0.9258 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9197 | 0.9157 | 0.9295 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is export quality index in Costa Rica?
- Export quality index in Costa Rica was 0.921 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest export quality index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9339 in 1973.
- What is the lowest export quality index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7625 in 1964.
- How does Costa Rica rank for export quality index?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is export quality index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.