Economy & Growth in Costa Rica

1,127 indicators covering economy & growth for Costa Rica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 3.8% 2024 up 58.3% 46th
Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 13.0% 2024 up 5.5% 61st
OECD Economic Outlook 117 long-term scenarios — Trend employment 59.54 2100 up 1.6% 38th
OECD Economic Outlook 117 long-term scenarios — Share of coal in 0 2100 13th
OECD Economic Outlook 117 long-term scenarios — Share of solar in 0.0013 2100 down 0.0% 38th
Other investment, Loans, Other Sectors (BPM6), Long-term 64.19 million US dollar 2025 down 3.1% 61st
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material 0.7115 2024 down 17.3% 131st
Augmented hdi vs gdp per capita 0.5879 2020 up 3.6% 41st
Augmented human development index excluding gdp 0.5453 2020 up 3.5% 38th
Gdp per capita prados de la escosura 9,316 2020 up 18.0% 60th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price 811,250 LCU 2024 up 116.3% 8th
Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 50.5% 2024 down 8.6% 105th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 5.6% 2024 down 10.8% 40th
Annual GDP growth 4.3% 2024 up 22.0% 52nd
2.5.1a Plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ (number) 3,057 No 2024 up 100.7% 75th
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing 297.35 National currency per US dollar 2025 down 16.0% 5th
Vulnerability score, Water 0.3131 2024 up 0.2% 113th
Foreign aid and investments received -257.51 million 2021 down 163.7% 140th
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Producer Price Index 126.54 2025 up 26.5% 46th
Vulnerability score, Infrastructure 0.1958 2024 down 8.6% 128th
Bananas — Producer Price Index 59.16 2025 down 38.9% 79th
Cucumbers and gherkins — Producer Price 562,500 LCU 2024 up 82.6% 14th
Sorghum — Producer Price Index 139.3 2025 up 39.3% 39th
Lettuce and chicory — Producer Price Index 176.2 2025 up 87.5% 24th
Total oda for aid for trade by recipient 28.61 million 2023 up 162.2% 106th
Homicide rate vs gdp pc 17.75 2023 up 103.6% 22nd
Share edu spending gdp vs share edu total spending 20.38 2023 down 10.7% 16th
Economic Outlook 119 — Current account balance in USD -1.56 billion 2027 up 27.9% 22nd
Annual growth of exports of goods and services 5.8% 2024 up 16.2% 56th
Annual growth of imports of goods and services 6.0% 2024 up 18.8% 56th
Raw milk of goats — Producer Price Index 140.4 2025 up 40.7% 34th
Carrots and turnips — Producer Price 266,612 LCU 2024 up 32.6% 18th
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP -1.3% 2024 up 72.2% 93rd
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of 0.8% 2024 down 33.4% 122nd
Annual growth of the gross capital formation 9.4% 2024 up 9,541.3% 36th
Economic Outlook No 117 — Balance of primary income in USD -9.50 billion 2026 down 289.6% 22nd
Annual growth of households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 4.0% 2024 down 18.0% 69th
Economic complexity rankings 47 2016 down 19.0% 67th
Eci ranking vs gdp per capita 47 2016 down 19.0% 67th
Cauliflowers and broccoli — Producer Price Index 249.98 2025 up 139.8% 12th
Annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure 0.7% 2024 down 76.6% 113th
Other investment, Loans, Other Sectors (BPM6), Short-term 91.01 million US dollar 2025 up 103.0% 42nd
Economic Outlook No 117 — Current account balance in USD -2.11 billion 2026 down 70.8% 20th
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price Index 87.17 2025 down 19.9% 78th
Domestic material consumption per capita 9.33 2023 down 4.4% 98th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price 1.02 million SLC 2024 up 144.7% 6th
Share of global merchandise exports 0.08 2023 up 33.3% 76th
Portfolio investment, net 3.05 billion 2024 up 630.4% 30th
Economic Outlook 119 — Contribution to world trade growth, goods and 0.006 2027 up 21.8% 37th
Agriculture value added share of GDP 3.6% 2024 down 27.2% 105th
Economic Outlook No 117 — Current account balance as a percentage of -1.99 2026 up 5.4% 28th
Total market capitalization listed domestic companies share gdp 3.14 2022 down 10.3% 96th
Annual gdp growth 5.11 2023 up 105.2% 44th
Economic Outlook No 117 — Current account balance in USD, residual 818.74 million 2026 up 65.6% 9th
Lemons and limes — Producer Price Index 196.36 2025 up 100.9% 20th
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added 14.2% 2022 down 35.3% 100th
Taxes as a share of cigarette price 55.14 2022 down 5.7% 94th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price 1,986 USD 2024 up 155.7% 5th
Cucumbers and gherkins — Producer Price 335,455 SLC 2024 up 46.5% 15th
Other investment, Other accounts receivable, Other Sectors (BPM6) 157.59 million US dollar 2025 up 24.0% 42nd