Economy & Growth in Costa Rica 1,130 indicators covering economy & growth for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment 22.18 % 2025 down 12.2% 42nd Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total 8.4 % 2025 up 77.6% 16th Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Revenue) 0 National currency 2025 — 18th Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on 831,008 National currency 2022 up 52.2% 1st R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Indirect 0 Percentage of GDP 2024 — 4th Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 672,467 National currency 2021 up 193.2% 2nd Mean income or consumption per day 2017 vs 2021 international 34.1 2025 up 25.0% 40th International trade of fisheries commodities 144.15 million US dollar 2022 up 64.0% 38th Sugar cane — Producer Price 23,125 LCU 2024 up 7.9% 16th Pineapples — Producer Price 189,985 SLC 2024 down 50.8% 12th R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Indirect 0 Percentage of GDP 2024 — 35th Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise 658,403 National currency 2022 up 73.4% 1st Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Other 47,226 National currency 2022 up 93.5% 2nd Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Import 190,022 National currency 2022 up 22.0% 3rd Annual value added and its components by economic activity — Output 111.52 Index 2023 up 30.5% 17th Annual value added and its components by economic activity 115.56 Index 2023 up 27.1% 14th Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) 27.66 Percentage of labour costs 2025 up 4.4% 23rd Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) 27.66 Percentage of labour costs 2025 up 4.4% 23rd Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) 27.66 Percentage of labour costs 2025 up 4.4% 27th Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top 5.97 Factor of average annual wage 2025 up 201.0% 10th Pineapples — Producer Price 368.8 USD 2024 down 48.6% 42nd Trade in employment (TiM) 2023 edition — Domestic employment embodied 9.1 Persons 2020 down 21.6% 43rd Median daily per capita expenditure vs gdp per capita 23.39 2025 up 35.5% 40th Mean daily per capita expenditure vs gdp per capita 34.1 2025 up 25.0% 38th P10 vs gdp per capita 8.39 2025 up 38.4% 45th Debt service of exports of goods services 7.77 2023 down 9.5% 57th R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD 0.0042 Percentage of GDP 2024 down 49.4% 34th Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 2.82 million National currency 2021 up 122.5% 1st Coffee, green — Producer Price 1.99 million LCU 2024 up 31.0% 9th Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 219,822 National currency 2021 up 94.2% 4th Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — Value — All age 79.6 % 2023 up 32.4% 36th Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators 0 National currency 2025 — 6th Papayas — Producer Price 750,000 LCU 2024 up 158.6% 6th Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural — Value — All age 74.5 % 2023 up 75.3% 31st Sugar cane — Producer Price 23,125 SLC 2024 up 7.9% 12th Subnational government tax revenue 17.44 Percentage of GDP 2024 up 11.3% 35th Subnational government investment — Direct investment 1.5 Percentage of GDP 2024 down 32.3% 36th Avocados — Producer Price 1.70 million LCU 2022 — 5th Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban — Value — All age 87.6 % 2023 up 27.1% 50th Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Levies on 3,786 National currency 2022 up 2,513.2% 1st Share of people (15+) who report having an account at a bank (by) 74.52 % 2024 up 7.7% 60th Share of people (15+) who report having an account at a bank (by) 68.28 % 2024 up 13.3% 60th Gender gap in share of people (15+) who report having an account at a 6.24 % 2024 down 30.5% 36th Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural — Value — All age 87 % 2023 up 46.2% 37th Gdp vs manufacturing gdp 22.5 2011 down 17.3% 36th Gdp vs services gdp 71.1 2011 up 11.3% 10th Food expenditure share gdp 21.31 2023 down 17.6% 55th Food expenditure vs gdp 2,478 2023 up 17.5% 35th Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on 3,331 National currency 2022 up 75.7% 1st Sugar cane — Producer Price 44.9 USD 2024 up 4.7% 21st R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Sum of 0.0042 Percentage of GDP 2024 down 49.4% 34th Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on 2.49 million National currency 2022 up 169.6% 1st Income share top 1 after vs before tax wid scatter 16.55 2022 down 1.4% 30th Income share top 10 after vs before tax wid scatter 46.59 2022 down 7.7% 28th Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Revenue) 0 National currency 2025 — 6th Completion rate, primary education, urban — Value — All age ranges or 98.2 % 2023 up 4.9% 34th Coffee, green — Producer Price 1.99 million SLC 2024 up 31.0% 6th Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax 26.18 Percentage of taxable income 2025 unchanged 10th Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax 0 Percentage of taxable income 2025 — 1st Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — Value — Male 75.5 % 2023 up 26.7% 36th ← Previous Page 17 of 19 Next →