Promoting the Development of the Semiconductor Ecosystem in Costa Rica

Annex C. List of International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) manufacturing divisions (two‑digit division)

Table A C.1. ISIC manufacturing (two-digit) divisions list

ISIC 2-digit division code	ISIC 2-digit division description
10	Manufacture of food products
11	Manufacture of beverages
12	Manufacture of tobacco products
13	Manufacture of textiles
14	Manufacture of wearing apparel
15	Manufacture of leather and related products
16	Manufacture of wood and products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
17	Manufacture of paper and paper products
18	Printing and reproduction of recorded media
19	Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products
20*	Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
21*	Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
22	Manufacture of rubber and plastics products
23	Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
24	Manufacture of basic metals
25	Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
26*	Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
27*	Manufacture of electrical equipment
28*	Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
29*	Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
30*	Manufacture of other transport equipment
31	Manufacture of furniture
32	Other manufacturing
33	Repair and installation of machinery and equipment

Note: * High‑technology and medium‑high‑technology manufacturing industries follow Eurostat’s high‑tech classification, based on technological intensity in NACE Rev. 2; equivalent ISIC Rev. 4 divisions (Eurostat (n.d.[1]), “Glossary: High-tech classification of manufacturing industries”, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Glossary:High-tech_classification_of_manufacturing_industries).

Source: UN (2008[2]), “International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Rev. 4”, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/publication/seriesm/seriesm_4rev4e.pdf.

References

[1] Eurostat (n.d.), Glossary:High-tech classification of manufacturing industries, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Glossary:High-tech_classification_of_manufacturing_industries (accessed on 17 February 2026).

[2] UN (2008), “International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Rev. 4”, Statistical Papers, Series M No. 4/Rev.4, United Nations, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/publication/seriesm/seriesm_4rev4e.pdf.