Costa Rica Economic Indicators
Latest economic indicators and statistics for Costa Rica.
| Indicator | Current Value | Previous Value | Frequency | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $95.35B | $86.5B | Yearly | 2024 |
| GDP Annual Growth Rate | 4.32% | 5.11% | Yearly | 2024 |
| GDP per Capita | $14,866.58 | $14,318.84 | Yearly | 2024 |
| GDP per Capita PPP | $26,973.44 | $25,979.63 | Yearly | 2024 |
| R&D Expenditure (% GDP) | 0.34% | 0.27% | Yearly | 2022 |
| Real GDP | $76.26B | $73.11B | Yearly | 2024 |
| Annual Inflation Rate | -0.41% | 0.53% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Annual Unemployment Rate | 7.85% | 8.32% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Female Labor Force Rate | 43.83% | 44.09% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.4% | 7.5% | Quarterly | Q2 2025 |
| Annual Exports | $18.11B | $15.32B | Yearly | 2023 |
| Annual Imports | $22.51B | $21.14B | Yearly | 2023 |
| Exports (% GDP) | 38.53% | 38.92% | Yearly | 2024 |
| FDI Inflows (% GDP) | 5.53% | 5.42% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Imports (% GDP) | 32.8% | 33.56% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Net Trade (Goods & Services, BoP) | $6.31B | $5.27B | Yearly | 2024 |
| Tariff Rate | 2.63% | 2.77% | Yearly | 2022 |
| Trade (% GDP) | 71.33% | 72.47% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Interest Rate | 3.5% | 3.75% | Monthly | Sep'25 |
| Private Credit (% GDP) | 51.96% | 51.12% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Adult Literacy Rate | 98% | 97% | Yearly | 2021 |
| Gini Index | 45.8 points | 46.7 points | Yearly | 2024 |
| Happiness Index | 7.27 points | 6.96 points | Yearly | 2024 |
| Homicide Rate | 11.41 | 11.13 | Yearly | 2021 |
| Population | 5.13M | 5.11M | Yearly | 2024 |
| Poverty Rate | 1.3% | 1.5% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Primary Enrollment Rate | 107.61% | 108.85% | Yearly | 2022 |
| Agricultural Land (%) | 34.65% | 34.73% | Yearly | 2022 |
| Annual CO2 Emissions | 8.28M tonnes | 7.85M tonnes | Yearly | 2023 |
| Forest Area (%) | 60.08% | 59.76% | Yearly | 2022 |
| Corruption Control | 0.65 points | 0.47 points | Yearly | 2023 |
| Political stability index | 0.98 points | 0.96 points | Yearly | 2023 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | 9.2 | 8.8 | Yearly | 2023 |
| Life Expectancy | 80.8 | 79.32 | Yearly | 2023 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 2.64 | 2.52 | Yearly | 2022 |
| Electricity Access | 100% | 100% | Yearly | 2023 |
| Internet Users | 85.4% | 82.6% | Yearly | 2023 |
| Travel Earnings | $1.48B | $4.28B | Yearly | 2020 |
| Visitor Arrivals | 1.15M | 3.37M | Yearly | 2020 |