Costa Rica vs Malawi: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) over time
- Costa Rica
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 4.48 billion current US$ against 3.46 billion current US$ in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.02 billion current US$.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 99th and Malawi ranks 96th of 206 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 778.57 million current US$ | 597.46 million current US$ | 181.11 million current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.30 billion current US$ | 785.71 million current US$ | 512.95 million current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.74 billion current US$ | 1.46 billion current US$ | 275.29 million current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.62 billion current US$ | 2.20 billion current US$ | 419.97 million current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3.08 billion current US$ | 3.58 billion current US$ | 500.60 million current US$ | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added, Costa Rica or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 4.48 billion current US$ against 3.46 billion current US$ in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added between Costa Rica and Malawi?
- 1.02 billion current US$, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malawi?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Malawi rank globally for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Costa Rica ranks 99th and Malawi ranks 96th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.