Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Costa Rica

Medium and high-tech industries produced 13.1% of manufacturing value added in Costa Rica in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Medium and high-tech manufacturing Unit: % of manufacturing value added Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Costa Rica, 2024 13.1% % of manufacturing value added
Change from 2023 −0.2percentage points 2023: 13.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 43.4% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 101st of 152 See the full ranking

Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Costa Rica over time

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% of manufacturing value added. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Medium and high-tech manufacturing (% of manufacturing value added), 2000 to 2024
Period Costa Rica
2024 13.1%
2023 13.3%
2022 17.5%
2021 13.3%
2020 14.3%
2019 14.4%
2018 14.4%
2017 14.6%
2016 15.2%
2015 16.6%
2014 19.9%
2013 22.2%
2012 21.9%
2011 21.1%
2010 19.3%
2009 19.7%
2008 19.8%
2007 21.4%
2006 24.7%
2005 21.9%
2004 21.7%
2003 16.7%
2002 17.2%
2001 16.7%
2000 18.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 13.3% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 19.9%, the figure has changed by −6.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 152 countries with data for 2024, Costa Rica has the 101st highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NV.MNF.TECH.ZS.UN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Costa Rica
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)