Costa Rica

Economy

• GDP

  : 102.9 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 19970 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 4.6 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 174.2 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 33815 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.60 (2024)

• Inflation

  : -0.1 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 6.8 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 19.9 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 38.8 % (2025)

• Imports

  : 32.6 % (2025)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : 6.4 B$ (2025)

• Current account balance

  : -0.7 % (2025)

• Total reserves

  : 17.1 B$ (2025)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 5.4 % (2025)

• Poverty rate

  : 0.8 % (2025)

• Agriculture

  : 3.4 % (2025)

• Industry

  : 19.9 % (2025)

• Services

  : 69.2 % (2025)

• Remittances received

  : 0.8 % (2025)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 0.5 % (2025)

Demographics

• Population

  : 5.2 M (2025)

• Population growth

  : 0.4 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : 1 000 (2025)

• Population density

  : 100.0 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 81.0 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 1.32 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 9.99 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 5.57 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 79.7 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 20.3 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 2.4 M (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 0.6 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 45.0 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 50.6 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 31 632 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 5.3 % (2023)

• Health expenditure

  : 6.9 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 45.5 (2025)

• Internet users

  : 87.2 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 136.0 (2024)

• Access to electricity

  : 99.8 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 99.8 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 23 $ (2025)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 34.3 % (2025)

• PISA score — mathematics

  : 384.6 (2022)

• PISA score — reading literacy

  : 415.2 (2022)

• PISA score — science

  : 411.0 (2022)

• Primary school completion

  : 98.9 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 8.8 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 428.6 (2020)

• Bank account ownership

  : 53.5 % (2024)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 59.6 % (2025)

• Gender pay gap

  : -6.3 % (2024)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 10 000 (2020)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 2.76 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 1.63 (2024)

• CO₂ (consumption-based) per capita

  : 2.41 (2022)

• Renewable energy

  : 34.2 % (2021)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 99.4 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 1 024 (2024)

• Forest area

  : 60.4 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 25.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 144.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 12.0 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2025)

• Electricity from gas

  : 0.0 % (2025)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 74.8 % (2025)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2025)

• Electricity from solar

  : 0.7 % (2025)

• Electricity from wind

  : 12.1 % (2025)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 2.25 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 11.6 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 20.3 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 7 512 (2025)

• Renewables regulatory framework (RISE)

  : 52.2 (2023)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 3 035 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 99.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 93.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 10.4 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 24.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 9.9 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 39.4 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 37.7 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 9.8 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 7.9 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 84.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 0.6 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 2.69 (2022)

• Hospital beds

  : 1.14 (2022)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 24.8 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 28.6 % (2023)

• Fiscal balance

  : -0.5 % (2024)

• General government debt

  : 63.8 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : 2.1 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : 0.68 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : 0.29 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 17.7 (2023)

• Political stability

  : 1.18 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : 0.62 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : 0.58 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : 1.01 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 3.00 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 1.00 (2025)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 16.3 % (2025)

• New business density

  : 6.31 (2024)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 60.4 % (2020)

• Non-performing bank loans

  : 2.4 % (2020)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 5.6 B$ (2025)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 64.0 % (2025)

• Gross national savings

  : 13.6 % (2025)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 7.44 (2025)