Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar was 8,978 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Costa Rica, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Costa Rica is 8,978, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Costa Rica peaked at 8,978 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2,696, in 1963.
Costa Rica ranks 66th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 2,696 | — |
| 1964 | 2,712 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 2,880 | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 3,007 | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 3,078 | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 3,237 | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 3,320 | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 3,471 | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 3,610 | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 3,807 | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 4,001 | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 4,120 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 4,102 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 4,220 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 4,479 | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 4,637 | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 4,739 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 4,650 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 4,425 | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 3,993 | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 3,998 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 4,135 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 4,070 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 4,197 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 4,374 | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 4,430 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 4,539 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 4,599 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 4,599 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4,894 | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 5,125 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 5,235 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 5,308 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 5,228 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 5,390 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 5,712 | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 6,051 | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 6,039 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 5,995 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 6,069 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 6,359 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 6,533 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 6,819 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 7,313 | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 7,783 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 7,887 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 7,705 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 7,985 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 8,246 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 8,572 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 8,768 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 8,978 | +2.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 8,978 is below the median for high income countries, which is 24,479, 37% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 8,978 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,291, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,990 | 2,696 | 3,320 | 7 |
| 1970s | 4,119 | 3,471 | 4,739 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,281 | 3,993 | 4,650 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,214 | 4,599 | 6,051 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,850 | 5,995 | 7,887 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,510 | 7,985 | 8,978 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Costa Rica?
- Exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Costa Rica was 8,978 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 8,978 in 2014.
- What is the lowest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,696 in 1963.
- How does Costa Rica rank for exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th out of 164 countries with data for 2014.
- Is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. 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 Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar (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.