Packaging paper and paperboard — Import value in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Packaging paper and paperboard — Import value was 352,670 1000 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import value in Costa Rica, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 352,670 1000 USD for packaging paper and paperboard — import value in 2024.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging paper and paperboard — import value in Costa Rica peaked at 478,675 1000 USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 79,284 1000 USD, in 1998.
Costa Rica ranks 49th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import value in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 79,284 1000 USD | — |
| 1999 | 166,011 1000 USD | +109.4% |
| 2000 | 161,429 1000 USD | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 127,195 1000 USD | -21.2% |
| 2002 | 122,227 1000 USD | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 167,007 1000 USD | +36.6% |
| 2004 | 183,115 1000 USD | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 187,435 1000 USD | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 173,769 1000 USD | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 181,212 1000 USD | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 261,140 1000 USD | +44.1% |
| 2009 | 96,532 1000 USD | -63.0% |
| 2010 | 217,836 1000 USD | +125.7% |
| 2011 | 275,761 1000 USD | +26.6% |
| 2012 | 254,029 1000 USD | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 303,316 1000 USD | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 305,286 1000 USD | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 288,225 1000 USD | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 268,753 1000 USD | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 307,345 1000 USD | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 364,102 1000 USD | +18.5% |
| 2019 | 320,986 1000 USD | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 289,849 1000 USD | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 381,698 1000 USD | +31.7% |
| 2022 | 478,675 1000 USD | +25.4% |
| 2023 | 344,183 1000 USD | -28.1% |
| 2024 | 352,670 1000 USD | +2.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 352,670 1000 USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 165,582 1000 USD, 2.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 352,670 1000 USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11,437 1000 USD, 30.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Packaging paper and paperboard — 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 | +125.7% | 96,532 1000 USD | 217,836 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 122,648 1000 USD | 79,284 1000 USD | 166,011 1000 USD | 2 |
| 2000s | 166,106 1000 USD | 96,532 1000 USD | 261,140 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 290,564 1000 USD | 217,836 1000 USD | 364,102 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 369,415 1000 USD | 289,849 1000 USD | 478,675 1000 USD | 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 packaging paper and paperboard — import value in Costa Rica?
- Packaging paper and paperboard — import value in Costa Rica was 352,670 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest packaging paper and paperboard — import value recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 478,675 1000 USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest packaging paper and paperboard — import value recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,284 1000 USD in 1998.
- How does Costa Rica rank for packaging paper and paperboard — import value?
- Costa Rica ranks 49th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is packaging paper and paperboard — import value rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 Packaging paper and paperboard — Import value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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