Other paper: Import quantity, annual … quantity annual growth rate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Other paper: Import quantity, annual … quantity annual growth rate was 20.77 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import in Costa Rica, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import in Costa Rica is 20.77 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,387.4% on the previous year and up 121.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import in Costa Rica peaked at 580 % change on previous year in 1979 and was at its lowest, -97.81 % change on previous year, in 2014.
Costa Rica ranks 61st of 207 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.
Other paper: Import quantity, annual … quantity annual growth rate in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 150 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 100 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 1964 | 100 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 15 % change on previous year | -85.0% |
| 1966 | 8.7 % change on previous year | -42.0% |
| 1967 | 4 % change on previous year | -54.0% |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1969 | 65.38 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 27.91 % change on previous year | -57.3% |
| 1971 | -21.82 % change on previous year | -178.2% |
| 1972 | -6.98 % change on previous year | -68.0% |
| 1973 | 52.5 % change on previous year | -852.5% |
| 1974 | 21.31 % change on previous year | -59.4% |
| 1975 | -70.27 % change on previous year | -429.7% |
| 1976 | 50 % change on previous year | -171.2% |
| 1977 | -27.27 % change on previous year | -154.5% |
| 1978 | -58.33 % change on previous year | +113.9% |
| 1979 | 580 % change on previous year | -1094.3% |
| 1980 | 4.41 % change on previous year | -99.2% |
| 1981 | 21.13 % change on previous year | +378.9% |
| 1982 | -40.7 % change on previous year | -292.6% |
| 1983 | 39.22 % change on previous year | -196.4% |
| 1984 | 4.23 % change on previous year | -89.2% |
| 1985 | 10.81 % change on previous year | +155.9% |
| 1986 | -3.66 % change on previous year | -133.8% |
| 1987 | 39.24 % change on previous year | -1172.6% |
| 1988 | -50 % change on previous year | -227.4% |
| 1989 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1990 | 9.09 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | -16.67 % change on previous year | -283.3% |
| 1992 | 100 % change on previous year | -700.0% |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 20 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 17.5 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 1997 | -4.96 % change on previous year | -128.4% |
| 1998 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1999 | -52.24 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | 59.38 % change on previous year | -213.7% |
| 2001 | -96.82 % change on previous year | -263.1% |
| 2002 | -14.2 % change on previous year | -85.3% |
| 2003 | -26.98 % change on previous year | +90.0% |
| 2004 | -0.4926 % change on previous year | -98.2% |
| 2005 | -9.9 % change on previous year | +1909.9% |
| 2007 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 2.23 % change on previous year | — |
| 2009 | -53.12 % change on previous year | -2483.5% |
| 2010 | 56.69 % change on previous year | -206.7% |
| 2011 | -92.73 % change on previous year | -263.6% |
| 2013 | -0.1558 % change on previous year | -99.8% |
| 2014 | -97.81 % change on previous year | +62666.6% |
| 2015 | 25.89 % change on previous year | -126.5% |
| 2016 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -93.2% |
| 2017 | -16.72 % change on previous year | -1043.3% |
| 2018 | -11.72 % change on previous year | -30.0% |
| 2019 | -12.8 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
| 2020 | -1.63 % change on previous year | -87.3% |
| 2021 | -1.1 % change on previous year | -32.2% |
| 2022 | 3.91 % change on previous year | -453.9% |
| 2023 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -141.2% |
| 2024 | 20.77 % change on previous year | -1387.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 20.77 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.67 % change on previous year, 7.8× the median. (65 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other paper: Import quantity, annual … quantity annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -62666.6% | -0.1558 % change on previous year | -97.81 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | -2483.5% | 2.23 % change on previous year | -53.12 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | -1909.9% | -0.4926 % change on previous year | -9.9 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | +1387.4% | -1.61 % change on previous year | 20.77 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.39 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 150 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 54.7 % change on previous year | -70.27 % change on previous year | 580 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.47 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 39.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.27 % change on previous year | -52.24 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -15.55 % change on previous year | -96.82 % change on previous year | 59.38 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -16.4 % change on previous year | -97.81 % change on previous year | 56.69 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.07 % change on previous year | -1.63 % change on previous year | 20.77 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 58 Republic of Korea 23.18 % change on previous year compare
- 59 Bulgaria 21.6 % change on previous year compare
- 60 Slovenia 20.81 % change on previous year compare
- 62 Zimbabwe 20.22 % change on previous year compare
- 63 Belize 18.42 % change on previous year compare
- 64 Colombia 18.29 % change on previous year 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)
- 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 other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import in Costa Rica?
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import in Costa Rica was 20.77 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 580 % change on previous year in 1979.
- What is the lowest other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -97.81 % change on previous year in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.2%. 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 Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.