Other paper: Import value, per capita … capita value in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Other paper: Import value, per capita … capita value was 0.0002 1000 USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import value in Costa Rica stood at 0.0002 1000 USD per person.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import value in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0048 1000 USD per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 USD per person, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 114th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 value, per capita … capita value in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +67.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +57.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | +71.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | +13.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | +43.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 1000 USD per person | +30.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 1000 USD per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | -44.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0018 1000 USD per person | +173.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | +43.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 1000 USD per person | -54.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | -22.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | -29.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -58.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0041 1000 USD per person | +1442.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0043 1000 USD per person | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0044 1000 USD per person | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0021 1000 USD per person | -51.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0031 1000 USD per person | +42.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0034 1000 USD per person | +12.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0035 1000 USD per person | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0042 1000 USD per person | +21.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | -47.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.002 1000 USD per person | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 1000 USD per person | -15.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 1000 USD per person | +98.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0033 1000 USD per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0035 1000 USD per person | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.004 1000 USD per person | +13.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0035 1000 USD per person | -12.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 1000 USD per person | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 1000 USD per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | -29.6% |
| 2000 | 0.003 1000 USD per person | +32.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -92.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -17.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +103.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0027 1000 USD per person | +616.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0027 1000 USD per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0048 1000 USD per person | +77.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0027 1000 USD per person | -42.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 1000 USD per person | +56.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -90.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | +276.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 1000 USD per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -82.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -46.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +31.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -4.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0002 1000 USD per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0019 1000 USD per person, 10% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0002 1000 USD per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0004 1000 USD per person, 53% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other paper: Import value, per capita … capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +1442.8% | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 0.0041 1000 USD per person |
| 2006 | +616.3% | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | 0.0027 1000 USD per person |
| 2012 | +276.1% | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | 0.0016 1000 USD per person |
| 1973 | +173.7% | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | 0.0018 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 0.0041 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0033 1000 USD per person | 0.0021 1000 USD per person | 0.0044 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.003 1000 USD per person | 0.0017 1000 USD per person | 0.004 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 1000 USD per person | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | 0.0048 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | 0.0043 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | 5 |
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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 value in Costa Rica?
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import value in Costa Rica was 0.0002 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import value recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0048 1000 USD per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import value recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 USD per person in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import value?
- Costa Rica ranks 114th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — import value rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. 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 Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — 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.
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — 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
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — 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.