Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate (value) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate (value) was -7.81 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-7.81 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 19.8%
World rank
131st
of 214 countries
All-time high
470.15 % change on previous year
in 1979
All-time low
-78.71 % change on previous year
in 1993
Years of data
62
1962–2024
Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate in Costa Rica, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded -7.81 % change on previous year for printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 19.8% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate in Costa Rica peaked at 470.15 % change on previous year in 1979 and was at its lowest, -78.71 % change on previous year, in 1993.
Costa Rica ranks 131st of 214 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.
Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate (value) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.1 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 32.03 % change on previous year | +2808.0% |
| 1964 | 37.46 % change on previous year | +17.0% |
| 1965 | 15.97 % change on previous year | -57.4% |
| 1966 | -6.31 % change on previous year | -139.5% |
| 1967 | 13.59 % change on previous year | -315.2% |
| 1968 | -1.95 % change on previous year | -114.3% |
| 1969 | -0.496 % change on previous year | -74.5% |
| 1970 | 48.16 % change on previous year | -9808.1% |
| 1971 | -13.26 % change on previous year | -127.5% |
| 1972 | 30.41 % change on previous year | -329.4% |
| 1973 | 26.12 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 1974 | 79.72 % change on previous year | +205.2% |
| 1975 | -46.51 % change on previous year | -158.3% |
| 1976 | 78.46 % change on previous year | -268.7% |
| 1977 | 4.78 % change on previous year | -93.9% |
| 1978 | -62.56 % change on previous year | -1407.6% |
| 1979 | 470.15 % change on previous year | -851.6% |
| 1980 | -4.41 % change on previous year | -100.9% |
| 1981 | -23.87 % change on previous year | +440.9% |
| 1982 | -8.78 % change on previous year | -63.2% |
| 1983 | 26.18 % change on previous year | -398.1% |
| 1984 | -17.52 % change on previous year | -166.9% |
| 1985 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 3.75 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | -6.45 % change on previous year | -271.8% |
| 1988 | -6.27 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1989 | -40.46 % change on previous year | +545.4% |
| 1990 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | -78.71 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | -67.23 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 1995 | 17.85 % change on previous year | -126.6% |
| 1996 | 5.46 % change on previous year | -69.4% |
| 1997 | 221.9 % change on previous year | +3966.4% |
| 1998 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 24.39 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | -5.18 % change on previous year | -121.2% |
| 2001 | 13.91 % change on previous year | -368.6% |
| 2002 | -11.47 % change on previous year | -182.5% |
| 2003 | 13.81 % change on previous year | -220.3% |
| 2004 | 22.55 % change on previous year | +63.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5325 % change on previous year | -97.6% |
| 2006 | -7.68 % change on previous year | -1541.6% |
| 2007 | 4.06 % change on previous year | -152.9% |
| 2008 | 19.83 % change on previous year | +388.6% |
| 2009 | -4.79 % change on previous year | -124.1% |
| 2010 | -3.76 % change on previous year | -21.5% |
| 2011 | 32.82 % change on previous year | -972.8% |
| 2012 | -5.49 % change on previous year | -116.7% |
| 2013 | -0.0209 % change on previous year | -99.6% |
| 2014 | -9.76 % change on previous year | +46682.5% |
| 2015 | -2.51 % change on previous year | -74.2% |
| 2016 | -9.43 % change on previous year | +274.9% |
| 2017 | -2.11 % change on previous year | -77.6% |
| 2018 | -1.93 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2019 | -8.39 % change on previous year | +336.0% |
| 2020 | -22.57 % change on previous year | +168.9% |
| 2021 | 17.58 % change on previous year | -177.9% |
| 2022 | 37.2 % change on previous year | +111.5% |
| 2023 | -9.74 % change on previous year | -126.2% |
| 2024 | -7.81 % change on previous year | -19.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's -7.81 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -2.87 % change on previous year, 2.7× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's -7.81 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -11.75 % change on previous year, 66% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -46682.5% | -0.0209 % change on previous year | -9.76 % change on previous year |
| 1970 | +9808.1% | -0.496 % change on previous year | 48.16 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +3966.4% | 5.46 % change on previous year | 221.9 % change on previous year |
| 1963 | +2808.0% | 1.1 % change on previous year | 32.03 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | -1541.6% | 0.5325 % change on previous year | -7.68 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | -1407.6% | 4.78 % change on previous year | -62.56 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.42 % change on previous year | -6.31 % change on previous year | 37.46 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 61.55 % change on previous year | -62.56 % change on previous year | 470.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -7.78 % change on previous year | -40.46 % change on previous year | 26.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.74 % change on previous year | -78.71 % change on previous year | 221.9 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.56 % change on previous year | -11.47 % change on previous year | 22.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.06 % change on previous year | -9.76 % change on previous year | 32.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.93 % change on previous year | -22.57 % change on previous year | 37.2 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 128 Anguilla -7.41 % change on previous year compare
- 129 Japan -7.45 % change on previous year compare
- 130 Ecuador -7.54 % change on previous year compare
- 132 Switzerland -8.99 % change on previous year compare
- 133 Benin -9.49 % change on previous year compare
- 134 Sri Lanka -9.58 % change on previous year compare
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- 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 printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate in Costa Rica?
- Printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate in Costa Rica was -7.81 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 470.15 % change on previous year in 1979.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -78.71 % change on previous year in 1993.
- How does Costa Rica rank for printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 131st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 Printing and writing papers — Import value, 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 Printing and writing papers — Import value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 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 Printing and writing papers — Import value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.