Newsprint — Import value, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Newsprint — Import value, per capita was 0.0004 1000 USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import value, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, newsprint — import value, per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.0004 1000 USD per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 86.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import value, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0049 1000 USD per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 1000 USD per person, in 2024.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Newsprint — Import value, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | +37.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | -18.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | +32.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | -18.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | +32.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | +42.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 1000 USD per person | +25.2% |
| 1974 | 0.002 1000 USD per person | +57.8% |
| 1975 | 0.002 1000 USD per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0021 1000 USD per person | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0023 1000 USD per person | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0028 1000 USD per person | +23.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0021 1000 USD per person | -24.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0023 1000 USD per person | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0019 1000 USD per person | -17.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0017 1000 USD per person | -9.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0025 1000 USD per person | +46.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0024 1000 USD per person | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0021 1000 USD per person | -13.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 1000 USD per person | -25.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | +31.4% |
| 1989 | 0.002 1000 USD per person | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0029 1000 USD per person | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 1000 USD per person | -19.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 1000 USD per person | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 1000 USD per person | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 1000 USD per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0039 1000 USD per person | +85.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0042 1000 USD per person | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0041 1000 USD per person | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 1000 USD per person | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0032 1000 USD per person | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.003 1000 USD per person | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 1000 USD per person | +29.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0049 1000 USD per person | +28.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0049 1000 USD per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 1000 USD per person | -84.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | +386.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0032 1000 USD per person | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 1000 USD per person | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 0.003 1000 USD per person | -21.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 1000 USD per person | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 1000 USD per person | -31.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | -27.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 1000 USD per person | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -44.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | +26.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -19.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -12.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0004 1000 USD per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0014 1000 USD per person, 28% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0004 1000 USD per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0004 1000 USD per person, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import value, per capita 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 | +386.7% | 0.0008 1000 USD per person | 0.0037 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0018 1000 USD per person | 0.001 1000 USD per person | 0.0028 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0021 1000 USD per person | 0.0017 1000 USD per person | 0.0025 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0025 1000 USD per person | 0.0021 1000 USD per person | 0.0039 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0036 1000 USD per person | 0.0008 1000 USD per person | 0.0049 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 1000 USD per person | 0.0008 1000 USD per person | 0.0038 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 70 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0004 1000 USD per person compare
- 71 Zimbabwe 0.0004 1000 USD per person compare
- 72 Cuba 0.0004 1000 USD per person compare
- 74 Lebanon 0.0004 1000 USD per person compare
- 75 Marshall Islands 0.0003 1000 USD per person compare
- 76 Egypt 0.0003 1000 USD per person compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.401 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import value, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Newsprint — import value, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0004 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import value, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0049 1000 USD per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import value, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 1000 USD per person in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for newsprint — import value, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import value, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Newsprint — Import value, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Newsprint — Import value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Newsprint — Import value ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Newsprint — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Newsprint — Import value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.