Trade as a share of GDP in Costa Rica

Trade as a share of GDP in Costa Rica was 71.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 1.6 pts from 2024. That is the 103rd highest of 171 countries in 2024.

202571.5%
Change on 2024+1.6 pts
Rank103rd of 171Countries ranked
Series high921998
Series low45.91961

Trade as a share of GDP in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2025

40506070809010019601970198019902000201020251960: 47.3 %1961: 45.9 %1962: 48.8 %1963: 49.2 %1964: 53 %1965: 55.8 %1966: 55.6 %1967: 56.1 %1968: 60.2 %1969: 58.5 %1970: 62.4 %1971: 63.9 %1972: 66.8 %1973: 67.7 %1974: 81.3 %1975: 68.6 %1976: 63.8 %1977: 67.2 %1978: 64.2 %1979: 64.1 %1980: 63.3 %1981: 91.4 %1982: 87.2 %1983: 72.8 %1984: 68.4 %1985: 63.2 %1986: 61.8 %1987: 67.4 %1988: 69.8 %1989: 73.6 %1990: 75.3 %1991: 71.4 %1992: 76.1 %1993: 79.4 %1994: 78 %1995: 79.8 %1996: 84.1 %1997: 87.6 %1998: 92 %1999: 87.5 %2000: 86.5 %2001: 80.9 %2002: 80.4 %2003: 83.3 %2004: 85.3 %2005: 89.2 %2006: 89.8 %2007: 86.5 %2008: 86.4 %2009: 69.8 %2010: 67.5 %2011: 68.6 %2012: 67 %2013: 64.1 %2014: 65.2 %2015: 60.8 %2016: 62.2 %2017: 65.1 %2018: 66.8 %2019: 65.4 %2020: 59.7 %2021: 70.1 %2022: 79.1 %2023: 71.4 %2024: 69.9 %2025: 71.5 %
%. Source: World Bank, Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202571.5
202469.9
202371.4
202279.1
202170.1
202059.7
201965.4
201866.8
201765.1
201662.2
201560.8
201465.2
201364.1
201267
201168.6
201067.5
200969.8
200886.4
200786.5
200689.8
200589.2
200485.3
200383.3
200280.4
200180.9
200086.5
199987.5
199892
199787.6
199684.1
199579.8
199478
199379.4
199276.1
199171.4
199075.3
198973.6
198869.8
198767.4
198661.8
198563.2
198468.4
198372.8
198287.2
198191.4
198063.3
197964.1
197864.2
197767.2
197663.8
197568.6
197481.3
197367.7
197266.8
197163.9
197062.4
196958.5
196860.2
196756.1
196655.6
196555.8
196453
196349.2
196248.8
196145.9
196047.3

Rankings

Definition

Sum of exports and imports of goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank series.

Can exceed 100%, because exports and imports are both counted against GDP, which is only value added. Small open economies with large re-export or transit trade reach several hundred percent.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the trade as a share of GDP in Costa Rica?

Trade as a share of GDP in Costa Rica was 71.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 1.6 pts from 2024. That is the 103rd highest of 171 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest trade as a share of GDP in Costa Rica?

92% in 1998, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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