Economy & Growth in Costa Rica 1,130 indicators covering economy & growth for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 4.31 million National currency 2021 up 95.9% 6th ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by 52.27 % 2025 down 8.5% 61st Bananas — Producer Price 135,602 SLC 2024 down 40.6% 17th Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price 2.72 million SLC 2016 up 22.6% 7th Annual value added and its components by economic activity — Value 108.75 Index 2023 up 33.6% 31st ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by 55.4 % 2025 down 9.9% 61st ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by 70.64 % 2025 down 9.4% 33rd ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by 38.62 % 2025 down 10.4% 69th ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by 73.3 % 2025 down 1.8% 65th ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by 93.58 % 2025 down 0.3% 32nd ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by 67.28 % 2025 down 8.5% 35th ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by 35.74 % 2025 down 7.7% 67th ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by 69.86 % 2025 down 1.1% 63rd ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by 90.11 % 2025 unchanged 33rd ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas 28.98 1000 No 2025 down 7.1% 42nd ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by 32.9 % 2025 down 24.3% 57th ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by 53.21 % 2025 down 2.4% 66th ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by 49.81 % 2025 down 1.0% 66th External finance, S1 - Capital inflow restrictions 2 2014 unchanged 1st External finance, Overall 1 2014 unchanged 1st ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by 27.04 % 2025 down 22.8% 57th ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by 56.01 % 2025 down 11.5% 62nd ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by 41.66 % 2025 down 25.4% 48th ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by 79.53 % 2025 down 5.1% 35th ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by 54.58 % 2025 down 11.6% 63rd ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by 35.33 % 2025 down 25.3% 48th ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by 21.86 % 2025 down 23.8% 68th ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by 16.6 % 2025 down 18.5% 66th ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by 77.51 % 2025 down 4.7% 35th ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by 29.15 % 2025 down 26.9% 72nd ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by 28.4 % 2025 down 28.0% 71st Plantains and cooking bananas — Producer Price Index 109.56 2025 up 1.7% 26th Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 14.69 billion constant LCU 2013 down 19.6% 57th Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 949,134 National currency 2021 up 128.4% 4th Domestic finance, S1 - Entry barriers 3 2014 up 50.0% 1st Domestic finance, Overall 0.5 2014 unchanged 83rd Domestic finance, S1 - Privatization 0 2014 — 83rd Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on 2.49 million National currency 2022 up 169.6% 6th ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by 21.43 % 2025 down 41.7% 33rd ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by 21.06 % 2025 down 41.8% 33rd Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current 2.98 million National currency 2022 up 173.9% 6th Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on 4.83 million National currency 2022 up 82.9% 5th Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on 3.57 million National currency 2022 up 79.4% 5th ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by 29.43 % 2025 down 42.3% 33rd ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by 28.8 % 2025 down 42.6% 33rd Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price 5,000 USD 2016 up 16.3% 16th Bananas — Producer Price 263.2 USD 2024 down 37.9% 62nd ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas 8.54 1000 No 2025 up 2.2% 60th Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators 570 National currency 2025 up 7,400.0% 9th Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % GDP 0.776 Percentage of GDP 2022 up 1,310.9% 28th Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) 1.32 Percentage of GDP 2022 up 48.4% 29th Public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % GDP 4.94 Percentage of GDP 2022 up 9.3% 27th Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Other 1.26 million National currency 2022 up 93.8% 5th Cassava, fresh — Producer Price 400,000 LCU 2024 up 267.0% 11th Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations 20.32 2022 up 10.9% 18th Share top 1 before tax vs gdp per capita 20.32 2022 up 10.9% 18th Threshold income for each decile before tax wid 2.53 2022 down 79.7% 109th Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Producer Price Index 114.52 2025 up 14.5% 19th Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on 238,611 National currency 2022 up 42.5% 6th Ginger, raw — Producer Price Index 133.16 2025 up 31.7% 18th ← Previous Page 15 of 19 Next →