Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global was 0.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Costa Rica is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 83.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.
Costa Rica ranks 74th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +26.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More infrastructure data for Costa Rica
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 136.03 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 610,457 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.9 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.119 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 610,457 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.36 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Costa Rica?
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Costa Rica was 0.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- How does Costa Rica rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services imports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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