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Costa Rica

CRILatin America & Caribbean High incomeCapital: San Jose
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75/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
GDP
$116
2027▲ 6.1%
Population
5.1M
2024▲ 0.5%
GDP per Capita
$21,182
2027▲ 5.2%
Life Expectancy
80.8 years
2023▲ 1.9%
Costa Rica in world space2000–2023
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002023
192 countries · log scale on X world Costa Rica· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Costa Rica

Costa Rica's GDP is $109.14B (2026), with a population of 5.1M, and GDP per capita of $20,134. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 3.3%, inflation at 2.0%, unemployment at 8.0%, government debt at 59.5% of GDP, life expectancy of 80.8 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

Located in Latin America & Caribbean, this high-income country has a GDP of $109.14 billion, ranking 74th globally. The economy is projected to grow by 3.3% in 2026, with a GDP per capita of $20,000. The country's economic landscape is characterized by significant trade openness, with trade accounting for 71.3% of GDP. Foreign direct investment inflows are substantial at 5.6% of GDP, indicating a robust investment environment. Inflation is stable at 2.0%, and the unemployment rate is expected to be 8.0% in 2026. The capital, San Jose, serves as the economic hub. The population is approximately 5.1 million, with a life expectancy of 80.8 years. The fertility rate is low at 1.3 births per woman. Health spending constitutes 6.9% of GDP, reflecting a commitment to public health. The Gini Index stands at 45.8, indicating moderate income inequality. The country's development indicators highlight a focus on social welfare and economic stability.

▶Economy30 indicators · 2021–2027 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$1162027▲ 6.1%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)3.5%2027▲ 6.1%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$21,1822027▲ 5.2%IMF
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$1872027▲ 5.3%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$34,2592027▲ 4.4%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.08%2027▲ 0.0%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$88.41B2024▲ 9.9%WB
GNI per Capita (USD)$15,6202024▲ 9.5%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$28,8402024▲ 7.2%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)19.7%2024▼ 3.7%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)68.8%2024▲ 1.2%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)3.6%2024▼ 6.3%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)14.7%2024▼ 1.3%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)63.9%2024▼ 0.9%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)15.7%2024▲ 2.7%WB
Gross Savings (% of GNI)14.7%2024▲ 3.0%WB
GDP Deflator (%)0.0%2024▲ 153.6%WB
GDP per Person Employed (USD)$61,8752024▲ 0.1%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)13.0%2024▼ 4.8%WB
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)14.2%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$11,1722021—WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)16.9%2021—WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)5.7%2024▲ 7.0%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.01%2021▲ 162.5%WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)0.8%2021—WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.75%2021▼ 16.3%WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$18.79B2024▲ 6.2%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary21 indicators · 2023–2027 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)3.0%2027▲ 50.0%IMF
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)59.2%2027▼ 0.5%IMF
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-2.7%2027▲ 10.0%IMF
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-1.9%2027▲ 9.5%IMF
Unemployment Rate (%)8.5%2027▲ 6.3%IMF
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)-0.4%2024▼ 178.6%WB
Real Interest Rate (%)7.3%2024▼ 20.8%WB
Lending Interest Rate (%)7.3%2024▼ 19.4%WB
Deposit Interest Rate (%)3.7%2024▼ 27.3%WB
Government Revenue (% of GDP)29.3%2023▲ 1.5%WB
Government Expenditure (% of GDP)28.9%2023▲ 0.5%WB
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)13.9%2023▼ 3.1%WB
Taxes on Goods & Services (% of revenue)23.9%2023▼ 0.1%WB
Taxes on International Trade (% of revenue)3.7%2023▼ 9.0%WB
Taxes on Income, Profits & Capital Gains (% of rev)15.8%2023▼ 3.0%WB
Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets (% of GDP)1.1%2023▼ 12.8%WB
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$14.18B2024▲ 7.2%WB
Total Reserves (months of imports)4.32024▼ 2.0%WB
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)515.112024▼ 5.3%WB
PPP Conversion Factor307.792024▼ 3.5%WB
Broad Money (% of GDP)50.5%2024▲ 6.5%WB
▶Trade15 indicators · 2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)71.3%2024▼ 1.6%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)38.5%2024▼ 1.0%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)32.8%2024▼ 2.3%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$36.74B2024▲ 9.1%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$31.27B2024▲ 7.7%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$21.69B2024▲ 14.0%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$26.48B2024▲ 10.2%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)5.6%2024▲ 2.5%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)0.4%2024▼ 69.0%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$5.30B2024▲ 13.0%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$724.8M2024▲ 9.5%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)0.8%2024▼ 0.7%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)22.9%2024▼ 5.5%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-1.3%2024▲ 8.6%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$-1.25B2024▼ 0.8%WB
▶External Debt2 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)0.2%2023▼ 82.0%WB
Net ODA Received (USD)$144.6M2023▼ 77.5%WB
▶Finance12 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Domestic Credit by Financial Sector (% of GDP)77.3%2024▲ 0.3%WB
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)52.0%2024▲ 1.6%WB
Stock Market Capitalization (% of GDP)3.2%2022▲ 2.6%WB
Stock Market Capitalization (USD)$2.23B2022▲ 9.4%WB
Stock Market Turnover (% of GDP)0.1%2022▲ 26.9%WB
Listed Domestic Companies92022▼ 10.0%WB
Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%)9.9%2023▲ 2.0%WB
Bank Nonperforming Loans (%)2.0%2023▼ 6.9%WB
Account Ownership at Financial Institution (%)71.4%2024▲ 4.2%WB
Account Ownership, Female (%)68.3%2024▲ 11.8%WB
Account Ownership, Male (%)74.5%2024▼ 2.4%WB
Firms Using Banks to Finance Investment (%)32.8%2023—WB
▶Business Environment1 indicator · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Time to Get Electricity (days)252023—WB
▶Private Sector6 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%)2.1%2023—WB
Firms with Female Top Manager (%)53.0%2023—WB
Firms with Female Participation in Ownership (%)25.3%2023—WB
Firms Offering Training (%)36.8%2023—WB
Average Firm Age (years)27 years2023—WB
Firms Using Computers (%)61.1%2023—WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population5.1M2024▲ 0.5%WB
Population Growth (%)0.5%2024▲ 2.1%WB
Population Density (per km²)1002023▲ 0.5%WB
Surface Area (sq km)51,1002023▲ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)51,0602023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)79.3%2024▲ 0.5%WB
Urban Population (total)4.1M2024▲ 1.0%WB
Rural Population (%)20.7%2024▼ 2.0%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth80.8 years2023▲ 1.9%WB
Life Expectancy, Male78.1 years2023▲ 2.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Female83.4 years2023▲ 1.5%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.32023▼ 0.4%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)10.22023▼ 1.4%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)5.52023▼ 10.6%WB
Net Migration1,0002025▲ 3.4%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)18.8%2024▼ 2.8%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)69.0%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)12.2%2024▲ 4.3%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)45.0%2024▼ 0.1%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)17.7%2024▲ 4.3%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)27.3%2024▼ 2.8%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)111.42023▼ 11.1%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)57.72023▼ 7.6%WB
▶Labor20 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force2.4M2025▲ 1.0%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)57.7%2025▼ 0.0%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)46.0%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)69.8%2025▼ 0.1%WB
Unemployment (%)6.8%2025▼ 1.3%WB
Female Unemployment (%)7.8%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Male Unemployment (%)6.2%2025▼ 2.5%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)19.9%2025▼ 2.6%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)11.5%2025▼ 2.4%WB
Employment in Industry (%)18.5%2025▼ 0.7%WB
Employment in Services (%)70.0%2025▲ 0.6%WB
Self-Employed (%)57.7%2024▲ 1.5%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)23.4%2025▼ 1.0%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)73.4%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)22.2%2024▲ 4.4%WB
Employers (% of total employment)3.2%2025▲ 0.4%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)40.7%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)53.7%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)26.6%2025▼ 0.8%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)18.3%2024▼ 12.5%WB
▶Education16 indicators · 2018–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Education Spending (% of GDP)6.2%2021—WB
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)31.2%2021▲ 3.6%WB
Primary School Enrollment (%)106.2%2023▼ 0.0%WB
Secondary School Enrollment (%)125.5%2023▼ 4.8%WB
Primary Completion Rate (%)100.7%2023▲ 8.0%WB
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)62.3%2023▼ 4.6%WB
Out-of-School Children, Primary21,1312023▼ 22.3%WB
Out-of-School Girls, Primary10,8642023▼ 25.0%WB
Primary School Teachers43,1172022▲ 0.9%WB
Secondary School Teachers37,0392022▼ 3.1%WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary122018—WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary122018—WB
Expenditure per Student, Primary (% of GDP/cap)28.7%2018—WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio (Primary)97.42020—WB
Education Spending, Secondary (% of govt)28.7%2018—WB
Education Spending, Tertiary (% of govt)23.1%2018—WB
▶Health40 indicators · 2000–2024 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)6.9%2023▼ 4.4%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$1,1632023▲ 18.8%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)4.6%2023▼ 6.9%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)24.1%2023▲ 7.5%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)2.72022▲ 4.8%WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)3.12022▼ 0.8%WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)1.12022▼ 5.0%WHO
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)10.52023▲ 4.0%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)7.22023▲ 4.3%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)242023▼ 11.1%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)9.72023▲ 4.3%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)11.22023▲ 3.7%WHO
Cause of Death, Communicable (%)7.1%2019—WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)82.0%2019—WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)10.9%2019—WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)93.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)99.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.232024▲ 4.5%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)92024▼ 2.1%WHO
Smoking Prevalence, Males (%)13.2%2022▼ 2.9%WHO
Smoking Prevalence, Females (%)4.5%2022▼ 4.3%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)8.12021—WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)3.42020—WHO
Maternal Deaths132023▼ 12.8%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100K)9.32024▼ 2.1%WHO
People Living with HIV21,0002024▲ 5.0%WHO
Malaria Deaths (estimated)02024—WHO
Malaria Incidence (per 1K at risk)0.12024▼ 56.0%WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (%)99%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Measles Immunization Coverage (%)93%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Hepatitis B Immunization Coverage (%)99%2024▲ 1.0%WHO
Physicians (total)272022▲ 4.8%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel312022▼ 0.8%WHO
Dentists (total)15,6062022▼ 0.4%WHO
Pharmacists (total)222000—WHO
Child Wasting (<5 years, %)1.8%2018—WHO
Child Underweight (<5 years, %)2.9%2018—WHO
Universal Health Coverage Index842023▲ 0.0%WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)7982021—WHO
Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, USD)$1,1632023▲ 18.8%WHO
▶Energy & Environment16 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
CO₂ Emissions (tonnes per capita)1.62024▲ 2.9%WB
CO₂ Emissions (total kilotonnes)82024▲ 3.4%WB
Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita)1,0252023▲ 1.6%WB
Electric Power Consumption (kWh per capita)2,2062023▲ 2.9%WB
Renewable Electricity Output (%)99.4%2021▲ 0.4%WB
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)34.2%2021▼ 6.0%WB
Access to Electricity (%)100.0%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)96.6%2023▲ 0.3%WB
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)14.32020—WB
Forest Area (%)60.4%2023▲ 0.5%WB
Forest Area (sq km)30,8402023▲ 0.5%WB
Arable Land (%)3.3%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)28.2%2024▼ 2.1%WB
Marine Protected Areas (%)28.4%2024▼ 2.1%WB
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)99.8%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)98.8%2024▲ 0.2%WHO
▶Agriculture11 indicators · 2022–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Agricultural Land (%)33.1%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)4,4482023▲ 9.5%WB
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)100.42022▼ 0.9%WB
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)96.12022▼ 1.4%WB
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)113.42022▲ 0.2%WB
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)18,7582023▼ 37.1%WB
Total Fisheries Production (metric tonnes)33,9352023▲ 0.8%WB
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)1,024.52023▲ 14.0%WB
Prevalence of Undernourishment (%)2.5%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)3.1%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Cereal Production (metric tons)83,4402023▼ 31.1%WB
▶Technology13 indicators · 2021–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)85.4%2023▲ 3.4%WB
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)1462023▼ 5.9%WB
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)22.52023▲ 3.5%WB
Secure Internet Servers (per million)1,999.82024▲ 2.2%WB
R&D Spending (% of GDP)0.34%2022▲ 23.4%WB
Patent Applications, Residents152021▲ 25.0%WB
Patent Applications, Non-Residents5662021▲ 8.0%WB
Scientific Journal Articles7112022▼ 5.5%WB
High-Technology Exports (USD)$2.95B2024▲ 4.9%WB
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)14.9%2024▲ 3.7%WB
ICT Service Exports (USD)$2.43B2024▲ 14.0%WB
Industrial Design Applications, Resident92021—WB
Researchers in R&D (per million)4622022▲ 13.7%WB
▶Infrastructure7 indicators · 2001–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Air Transport, Passengers Carried2.0M2023▲ 27.0%WB
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)7.22023▼ 0.8%WB
Container Port Traffic (TEU)1.6M2022▲ 4.7%WB
Rail Lines (total km)8482001—WB
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)2.902022—WB
Electricity from Oil (%)5.1%2023▲ 597.2%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021—WB
▶Gender8 indicators · 2018–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Women in Parliament (%)49.1%2024▲ 3.7%WB
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)45.8%2024▲ 4.4%WB
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)76.7%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Girls Out-of-School Rate (%)111.1%2018—WB
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)26.32023▼ 0.8%WB
Gender Parity Index, Primary110.772018—WB
Gender Parity Index, Secondary1.092020—WB
Gender Parity in Primary Education0.992021—WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption0.652023▲ 40.3%WB
Government Effectiveness0.262023▲ 394.6%WB
Political Stability0.982023▲ 2.9%WB
Regulatory Quality0.542023▼ 4.1%WB
Rule of Law0.392023▼ 10.7%WB
Voice & Accountability1.072023▼ 0.3%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)72.6%2023▲ 8.5%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)60.8%2023▲ 10.3%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)60.4%2023▼ 6.6%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)83.9%2023▲ 2.8%WB
▶Military4 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Military Expenditure (USD)$02024—WB
Armed Forces Personnel10,0002020—WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)0.4%2020—WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)17.72023▲ 37.5%WB
▶Poverty & Inequality12 indicators · 2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Poverty at $2.15/day (%)1.3%2024▼ 13.3%WB
Poverty at $3.65/day (%)2.6%2024▼ 23.5%WB
Poverty at $6.85/day (%)12.6%2024▼ 17.6%WB
Poverty Headcount, National (%)20.3%2024▼ 16.8%WB
Gini Index45.82024▼ 1.9%WB
Income Share, Top 10%34.2%2024▼ 2.6%WB
Income Share, Bottom 10%1.7%2024▲ 6.2%WB
Income Share, Top 20%51.1%2024▼ 1.9%WB
Income Share, Bottom 20%4.6%2024▲ 2.2%WB
Shared Prosperity Premium (%)1.9%2024—WB
Survey Mean Consumption (2017 PPP $ per day)30.732024—WB
Poverty Gap at $2.15/day (%)0.4%2024▼ 20.0%WB
▶Social Protection8 indicators · 2020–2022 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Social Insurance Coverage (%)21.7%2022▲ 2.8%—
Social Assistance Coverage (%)49.1%2022▼ 1.6%—
Labor Market Programs Coverage (%)19.0%2022▼ 2.8%—
Social Protection Coverage (%)70.9%2022▼ 0.2%—
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.632020—WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.642020—WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.622020—WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School9.0 years2020—WB
▶Tourism6 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals1.1M2020—WB
International Tourism, Departures324,0002020—WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$1.48B2020—WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$697.0M2020—WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)7.4%2020—WB
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$123.0M2020—WB
▶Urban Development8 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)1.0%2024▼ 0.9%WB
Population in Largest City1.5M2025▲ 1.4%WB
Population in Largest City (% of urban)36.6%2025▲ 0.4%WB
Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)29.2%2025▲ 0.9%WB
Population in Slums (% of urban)3.5%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Rural Population Growth (%)-1.6%2024▲ 1.7%WB
Access to Safely Managed Drinking Water (%)80.5%2024▼ 0.0%WHO
Access to Safely Managed Sanitation (%)26.3%2024▲ 1.2%WHO

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