Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Import unit values, Mean, US dollar was 0.9555 in 2014. ▬ Flat
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Costa Rica, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, import unit values, mean, us dollar in Costa Rica stood at 0.9555.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit values, mean, us dollar in Costa Rica peaked at 1.03 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.6917, in 1992.
That places Costa Rica 42nd out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1.03 | — |
| 1964 | 1 | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.938 | -6.5% |
| 1966 | 0.9241 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.8932 | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.8949 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.9054 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8066 | -10.9% |
| 1971 | 0.9479 | +17.5% |
| 1972 | 0.9005 | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8798 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8961 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8231 | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8665 | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8222 | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8791 | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8948 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9014 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8806 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8852 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8847 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8627 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8871 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8471 | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.83 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8047 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7861 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7792 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.7726 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6917 | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7601 | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7998 | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7936 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8134 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8632 | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8433 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7989 | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8398 | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8463 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8777 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8722 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8742 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8878 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.903 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9001 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9311 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9395 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.922 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9088 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9057 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9213 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9555 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.942 | 0.8932 | 1.03 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.8717 | 0.8066 | 0.9479 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.857 | 0.7861 | 0.9014 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7916 | 0.6917 | 0.8632 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8872 | 0.8398 | 0.9395 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9227 | 0.9057 | 0.9555 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit values, mean, us dollar in Costa Rica?
- Import unit values, mean, us dollar in Costa Rica was 0.9555 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 1963.
- What is the lowest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6917 in 1992.
- How does Costa Rica rank for import unit values, mean, us dollar?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import unit values, mean, us dollar rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 unit values, 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.