Costa Rica - External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)
External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Costa Rica was 1.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.92 in 1982, while its lowest value was -14.98 in 1974.
Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | -4.89 |
| 1961 | -4.20 |
| 1962 | -3.33 |
| 1963 | -5.04 |
| 1964 | -4.15 |
| 1965 | -10.62 |
| 1966 | -5.99 |
| 1967 | -6.34 |
| 1968 | -4.69 |
| 1969 | -5.36 |
| 1970 | -6.74 |
| 1971 | -10.31 |
| 1972 | -6.38 |
| 1973 | -6.07 |
| 1974 | -14.98 |
| 1975 | -8.49 |
| 1976 | -6.00 |
| 1977 | -5.47 |
| 1978 | -7.85 |
| 1979 | -10.27 |
| 1980 | -10.34 |
| 1981 | -4.91 |
| 1982 | 2.92 |
| 1983 | -0.75 |
| 1984 | 0.41 |
| 1985 | -1.75 |
| 1986 | 0.85 |
| 1987 | -4.13 |
| 1988 | -1.79 |
| 1989 | -3.88 |
| 1990 | -6.90 |
| 1991 | -4.63 |
| 1992 | -5.53 |
| 1993 | -7.28 |
| 1994 | -6.23 |
| 1995 | -3.52 |
| 1996 | -4.03 |
| 1997 | -4.40 |
| 1998 | -4.11 |
| 1999 | -2.42 |
| 2000 | -0.66 |
| 2001 | 0.16 |
| 2002 | -1.96 |
| 2003 | -1.98 |
| 2004 | -0.84 |
| 2005 | -2.29 |
| 2006 | -3.19 |
| 2007 | -5.29 |
| 2008 | -8.79 |
| 2009 | -0.49 |
| 2010 | -1.85 |
| 2011 | -3.69 |
| 2012 | -3.75 |
| 2013 | -2.88 |
| 2014 | -2.47 |
| 2015 | -0.76 |
| 2016 | 0.34 |
| 2017 | 0.45 |
| 2018 | 0.53 |
| 2019 | 1.87 |
| 2020 | 1.69 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: National accounts
