Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements was 226 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Costa Rica, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Costa Rica stood at 226. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Costa Rica peaked at 226 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66, in 2012.
That places Costa Rica 64th out of 229 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 66 | — |
| 2013 | 76 | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 108 | +42.1% |
| 2015 | 133 | +23.1% |
| 2016 | 164 | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 176 | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 186 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 198 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 204 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 216 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 224 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 225 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 226 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 226 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 138.38 | 66 | 198 | 8 |
| 2020s | 220.17 | 204 | 226 | 6 |
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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 total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Costa Rica?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Costa Rica was 226 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 226 in 2024.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 66 in 2012.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Costa Rica ranks 64th out of 229 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.9%. 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 Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements (SMTAs) transferring plant genetic resources for food and agriculture to the country (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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