Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 13 % in 2022. ▲ Rising
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Costa Rica, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 13 % for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Costa Rica peaked at 19 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8 %, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 100th out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8 % | — |
| 2001 | 9 % | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 9 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 % | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 9 % | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 9 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11 % | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 11 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 % | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 12 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13 % | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 13 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14 % | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 17 % | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 19 % | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 18 % | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 16 % | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 15 % | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 14 % | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 13 % | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 13 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13 % | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 13 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 10 %, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 13 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21 %, 62% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8 % | 8 % | 12 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2 % | 13 % | 19 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 % | 13 % | 13 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 672.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2027 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Costa Rica?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Costa Rica was 13 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 19 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 % in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Costa Rica ranks 100th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.