GDP growth in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: GDP growth was 4.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Costa Rica, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp growth in Costa Rica is 4.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Costa Rica peaked at 9.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, -7.3%, in 1982.
Costa Rica ranks 62nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9% | 1.9% | 8.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 2.1% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | -7.3% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 1.4% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | -0.9% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.5% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | -4.1% | 8.2% | 6 |
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- 65 Central African Republic 4.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- DEC alternative conversion factor 503.5 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 382.28 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 759.25 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 3.90 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 7.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -4.67 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -9.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 9.15 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 17,930 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 47.14 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Costa Rica?
- Gdp growth in Costa Rica was 4.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.3% in 1982.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gdp growth?
- Costa Rica ranks 62nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.