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Costa Rica

CR · CRI · #126 · 31 cities

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$45,185
GDP (2031)
$144.6B
GDP growth (2031)
3.5% →
Inflation (2031)
3.0% →
Unemployment (2031)
8.0% →
Population (2031)
5.6M
Population growth (2031)
0.8% ↓
Gini index (2025)
45.5
Government debt (2031)
58.6% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-1.3% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$5.6B
Life expectancy (2024)
81.0 yrs
Health spending (2023)
6.9% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
87.2%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
136.0/100
Trade openness (2025)
71.5% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
503.50/USD
Foreign reserves (2025)
$17.1B
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
58.6% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-1.3% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$5.6B

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2025)
0.45
Assessment
High inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2024)
6.31/1k
Tax revenue (2024)
13.5% of GDP
Services sector (2025)
69.2% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2023)
64.0
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
15.1
ICT service exports (2025)
14.8%
Goods and services tax (2024)
8.3%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $144.6B $45,185 3.5% 3.0% 8.0% 5.6M - 58.6% -1.3% - - - - -
2030 * $136.7B $42,756 3.5% 3.0% 8.0% 5.6M - 59.9% -1.3% - - - - -
2029 * $129.5B $40,694 3.5% 2.5% 8.0% 5.6M - 60.8% -1.3% - - - - -
2028 * $122.8B $38,723 3.6% 2.3% 7.5% 5.5M - 61.4% -1.4% - - - - -
2027 * $116.2B $36,789 3.6% 2.0% 7.2% 5.5M - 61.4% -1.6% - - - - -
2026 * $109.9B $34,974 3.6% -0.4% 7.0% 5.4M - 61.1% -1.5% - - - - -
2025 $102.9B $33,815 4.6% -0.1% 6.3% 5.4M 45.5 60.4% -0.7% $5.6B - - - 503.50
2024 $96.7B $31,552 4.1% -0.4% 6.9% 5.3M 45.8 58.9% -0.9% $5.4B 81.0 - 87.2% 515.11
2023 $87.5B $29,248 4.8% 0.5% 7.3% 5.3M 46.7 60.4% -1.3% $5.3B 80.8 6.9% 85.4% 544.05
2022 $71.0B $26,892 5.5% 8.3% 11.7% 5.2M 47.2 61.4% -3.2% $5.2B 79.3 7.2% 82.6% 647.14
2021 $65.6B $24,084 8.2% 1.7% 13.7% 5.2M 48.7 67.0% -3.1% $3.6B 78.1 7.6% 82.8% 620.78
2020 $62.8B $22,245 -4.1% 0.7% 20.0% 5.1M 49.2 66.5% -1.0% $2.1B 79.7 7.8% 80.5% 584.90
2019 $64.7B $23,461 2.7% 2.1% 12.4% 5.1M 48.2 56.1% -1.2% $2.7B 80.3 7.2% 81.2% 587.29
2018 $62.6B $21,549 2.9% 2.2% 12.0% 5.0M 48.0 51.7% -3.0% $3.0B 80.1 7.3% 73.5% 576.97
2017 $60.5B $20,499 4.2% 1.6% 9.3% 5.0M 48.3 47.1% -3.6% $2.9B 80.0 7.1% 71.6% 567.51
2016 $58.8B $19,202 4.2% 0.0% 9.5% 4.9M 48.7 44.1% -2.1% $2.6B 80.0 7.3% 65.9% 544.74
2015 $56.4B $17,525 3.7% 0.8% 9.6% 4.9M 48.4 39.8% -3.4% $3.0B 80.4 7.6% 59.8% 534.57
2014 $52.0B $16,394 3.5% 4.5% 9.7% 4.8M 48.6 37.4% -4.7% $3.2B 80.2 7.7% 53.0% 538.32
2013 $50.9B $15,232 2.5% 5.2% 8.3% 4.7M 49.2 35.1% -4.8% $3.2B 80.2 7.7% 46.0% 499.77
2012 $47.2B $14,464 4.9% 4.5% 9.8% 4.7M 48.4 33.7% -5.1% $2.7B 79.9 7.8% 47.5% 502.90
2011 $42.8B $13,614 4.4% 4.9% 10.5% 4.6M 48.8 29.5% -5.3% $2.7B 79.6 8.1% 39.2% 505.66
2010 $37.7B $12,928 5.4% 5.7% 9.2% 4.6M 48.0 28.1% -3.2% $1.9B 79.4 8.0% 36.5% 525.83
2009 $30.7B $12,274 -0.9% 7.8% 7.8% 4.5M 50.6 26.0% -1.8% $1.6B 79.4 7.9% 34.3% 573.29
2008 $30.8B $12,472 4.7% 13.4% 4.9% 4.4M 48.6 24.0% -8.4% $2.4B 79.2 7.5% 32.3% 526.24
2007 $26.9B $11,842 8.2% 9.4% 4.6% 4.3M 49.3 27.0% -5.6% $2.2B 79.1 7.0% 28.4% 516.62
2006 $22.7B $10,800 7.3% 11.5% 6.0% 4.3M 49.3 33.0% -4.1% $1.8B 79.1 6.9% 25.1% 511.30
2005 $20.0B $9,899 4.0% 13.8% 6.6% 4.2M 47.5 37.3% -4.3% $1.5B 78.9 6.7% 22.1% 477.79
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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