Case materials — Import value in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Case materials — Import value was 107,892 1000 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Case materials — Import value in Costa Rica, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 107,892 1000 USD for case materials — import value in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, case materials — import value in Costa Rica peaked at 204,169 1000 USD in 2013 and was at its lowest, 42,602 1000 USD, in 2009.
That places Costa Rica 46th out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Case materials — Import value in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 50,611 1000 USD | — |
| 1999 | 105,974 1000 USD | +109.4% |
| 2000 | 103,049 1000 USD | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 101,157 1000 USD | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 97,526 1000 USD | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 111,879 1000 USD | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 127,854 1000 USD | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 129,864 1000 USD | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 128,574 1000 USD | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 128,574 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 165,737 1000 USD | +28.9% |
| 2009 | 42,602 1000 USD | -74.3% |
| 2010 | 131,876 1000 USD | +209.6% |
| 2011 | 169,141 1000 USD | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 151,184 1000 USD | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 204,169 1000 USD | +35.0% |
| 2014 | 185,442 1000 USD | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 128,787 1000 USD | -30.6% |
| 2016 | 90,992 1000 USD | -29.3% |
| 2017 | 93,766 1000 USD | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 123,524 1000 USD | +31.7% |
| 2019 | 98,384 1000 USD | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 91,389 1000 USD | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 131,644 1000 USD | +44.0% |
| 2022 | 168,720 1000 USD | +28.2% |
| 2023 | 103,690 1000 USD | -38.5% |
| 2024 | 107,892 1000 USD | +4.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 107,892 1000 USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 29,420 1000 USD, 3.7× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 107,892 1000 USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,035 1000 USD, 35.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Case materials — Import value in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +209.6% | 42,602 1000 USD | 131,876 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78,292 1000 USD | 50,611 1000 USD | 105,974 1000 USD | 2 |
| 2000s | 113,682 1000 USD | 42,602 1000 USD | 165,737 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 137,726 1000 USD | 90,992 1000 USD | 204,169 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 120,667 1000 USD | 91,389 1000 USD | 168,720 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3048 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is case materials — import value in Costa Rica?
- Case materials — import value in Costa Rica was 107,892 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest case materials — import value recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 204,169 1000 USD in 2013.
- What is the lowest case materials — import value recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,602 1000 USD in 2009.
- How does Costa Rica rank for case materials — import value?
- Costa Rica ranks 46th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is case materials — import value rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Case materials — Import value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en