Net energy imports in Costa Rica
Net imports covered 58.9% of energy use in Costa Rica in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2017.
Costa Rica, 2024
58.9%
Change from 2023
+1.5percentage points
World, 2023
14.6%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
48.0%
Position in 2024
39th of 139
Net energy imports in Costa Rica over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Costa Rica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 58.9% | – |
| 2023 | 57.5% | 14.6% |
| 2022 | 52.9% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 53.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 46.8% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 58.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 60.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 56.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 50.9% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 52.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 54.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 53.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 57.3% | 0.4% |
| 2007 | 56.3% | 0.7% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | 0.6% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 62.7% | 0.1% |
| 2002 | 64.2% | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 65.3% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 61.4% | -0.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.5 percentage points from 57.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 52.3%, the figure has changed by +6.7 percentage points.
- Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Costa Rica has the 39th highest value.