Import quality, Mean, US dollar in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Import quality, Mean, US dollar was 0.9606 in 2014. ▬ Flat
Import quality, Mean, US dollar in Costa Rica, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for import quality, mean, us dollar in Costa Rica is 0.9606, measured in 2014.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import quality, mean, us dollar in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9947 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.9043, in 1974.
Costa Rica ranks 41st of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Import quality, Mean, US dollar in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.9626 | — |
| 1964 | 0.9347 | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.9742 | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.909 | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 0.9124 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.9681 | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 0.9615 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.9325 | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.9544 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.944 | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9627 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9043 | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9454 | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9338 | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9206 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9457 | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9892 | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9502 | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.9585 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9764 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.947 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9443 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9799 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9947 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9821 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9821 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9911 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9785 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9762 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9622 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9631 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9671 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9552 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9443 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.951 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.956 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9659 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9428 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9465 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9469 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.95 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9547 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9489 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9606 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9649 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9669 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9608 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.958 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9563 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9545 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9587 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9606 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9461 | 0.909 | 0.9742 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.9433 | 0.9043 | 0.9892 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9706 | 0.9443 | 0.9947 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9619 | 0.9443 | 0.9785 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9543 | 0.9428 | 0.9669 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9576 | 0.9545 | 0.9606 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import quality, mean, us dollar in Costa Rica?
- Import quality, mean, us dollar in Costa Rica was 0.9606 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import quality, mean, us dollar recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9947 in 1986.
- What is the lowest import quality, mean, us dollar recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9043 in 1974.
- How does Costa Rica rank for import quality, mean, us dollar?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import quality, mean, us dollar rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Import quality, Mean, 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.