Trade, Overall in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Trade, Overall was 0.962 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Trade, Overall in Costa Rica, 1985–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, trade, overall in Costa Rica stood at 0.962. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade, overall in Costa Rica peaked at 0.962 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6097, in 1985.
Costa Rica ranks 27th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Trade, Overall in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.6097 | — |
| 1986 | 0.6553 | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6527 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6527 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6527 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6527 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6527 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6861 | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6861 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7194 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8471 | +17.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8296 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8615 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8764 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8822 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8887 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8796 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9042 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9117 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9103 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9046 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9121 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.913 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8809 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.893 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8906 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9238 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8916 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8919 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.962 | +7.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.962 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9806, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.962 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9033, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6446 | 0.6097 | 0.6553 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.7694 | 0.6527 | 0.8822 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8998 | 0.8796 | 0.913 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.912 | 0.8906 | 0.962 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More trade data for Costa Rica
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- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 105.26 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 102.97 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 132.04 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.83 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 71.02 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.07 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 198.02 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0105 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 116.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade, overall in Costa Rica?
- Trade, overall in Costa Rica was 0.962 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest trade, overall recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.962 in 2014.
- What is the lowest trade, overall recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6097 in 1985.
- How does Costa Rica rank for trade, overall?
- Costa Rica ranks 27th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is trade, overall rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 Trade, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The SRD contains data on a wide range of structural policies across different countries. These policies are things that affect how markets function, like labor laws, regulations on businesses, and trade policies.