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Costa Rica

Costa Rica (UK: , US: ; Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈrika]; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica (Spanish: República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America. Costa Rica is bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around five million in a land area of 51,060 km2 (19,710 sq mi). An estimated 333,980 people live in the capital and largest city, San José, with around two million people in the surrounding metropolitan area.The sovereign state is a unitary presidential constitutional republic. It has a long-standing and stable democracy and a highly educated workforce. The country spends roughly 6.9% of its budget (2016) on education, compared to a global average of 4.4%. Its economy, once heavily dependent on agriculture, has diversified to include sectors such as finance, corporate services for foreign companies, pharmaceuticals, and ecotourism. Many foreign manufacturing and services companies operate in Costa Rica's Free Trade Zones (FTZ) where they benefit from investme... [More]
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Costa Rica Currency Markets

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
GBP/CRC Ask 664.101 - 662.854 665.225 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/07 Time 20:16
EUR/CRC Ask 582.4 - 582.4 582.9 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/07 Time 17:26
USD/CRC Ask 541.13 - 541 541.42 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/07 Time 17:17
CRO/USD Ask 0.1816 - 0.1794 0.1918 0.00 0.00% 2022/06/01 Time 23:03
CRC/GBP Ask 0.0012 - 0.0012 0.0012 0.00 0.00% 2022/04/30 Time 14:38
CRC/EUR Ask 0.0014 - 0.0014 0.0014 0.00 0.00% 2022/04/30 Time 14:38

Costa Rica Indices

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
Costa Rica Indice Accionario 11892.62 - 11892.62 11892.62 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/05 Time 16:52

Costa Rica Stocks

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
Florida Ice & Farm 650 - 650 650 0.00 0.00% 2023/11/23 Time 13:11
Holcim De Costa Rica S.A. 16.39 - 16.39 16.39 0.00 0.00% 2023/11/17 Time 13:04
Banco Lafise Pref 100 - 100 100 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/23 Time 19:20
Astra Rocket 2.25 - 2.25 2.25 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/23 Time 19:20
Grupo Financiero Improsa Pref 0.5 - 0.5 0.5 0.00 0.00% 2023/09/27 Time 21:53
La Nacion S.A. 2.4 - 2.4 2.4 0.00 0.00% 2023/09/27 Time 21:53

Economic Indicators + Forecasts

  • Actual

  • Forecast

Indicator Last Time Previous Metric
Balance of Trade
-385 -661 -360 140
CPI Housing Utilities
104 44.67 106 107
CPI Transportation
117 61.03 114 138
Capital Flows
-1901 -2623 -657 946
Changes in Inventories
28668 -500151 -500151 532052
Competitiveness Index
62.01 19 Dec 62.14 Points
Competitiveness Rank
62 19 Dec 55
Construction Output
48.8 -25.2 37.3 48.8
Consumer Price Index CPI
109 0.46 110 113
Consumer Spending
6169939 1694106 6101165 6169939
Core Consumer Prices
109 62.74 109 109
Core Inflation Rate
1.94 0.32 1.8 10.01
Coronavirus Cases
1230552 0 1229587 1230552
Coronavirus Deaths
9366 0 9362 9366
Coronavirus Vaccination Rate
254 0 252 254
Coronavirus Vaccination Total
13148135 55 13066850 13148135
Corporate Tax Rate
30 30 30 36
Corruption Index
54 41 58 64.5
Corruption Rank
48 22 39 55
Credit Rating
31 23 Jul
Currency
527 483 527 692
Current Account
145 -1125 -442 248
Current Account to GDP
-4.3 -15.59 -3.3 -1
Deposit Interest Rate
3.07 1.21 1.61 27.32
Ease of Doing Business
74 19 Dec 67
Employed Persons
2077742 1745257 2121609 2208175
Employment Rate
49.95 43.74 51.16 57.79
Exports
1581 189 1521 1655
External Debt
36618 4465 35035 36618
External Debt to GDP
18.2 5 17 18.2
Fiscal Expenditure
2824129 23 Apr 2266073 CRC Million
Food Inflation
-3.62 -3.62 -3.02 27.74
Foreign Direct Investment
1048 82.6 853 1250
Foreign Exchange Reserves
12761 -1719 11494 12761
Full Year GDP Growth
4.3 -4.3 7.8 9.2
GDP
68.38 0.5 64.62 68.38
GDP Annual Growth Rate
4.7 -7 4.4 10.9
GDP Constant Prices
10337083 2648842 10201743 10337083
GDP From Agriculture
416470 184381 407978 421620
GDP From Construction
435983 113123 405530 439580
GDP From Manufacturing
1467659 516948 1458108 1467659
GDP From Mining
28274 15043 27865 30759
GDP From Public Administration
367549 244212 368558 374858
GDP From Services
871696 324268 858921 871696
GDP From Transport
418856 165246 417187 434676
GDP From Utilities
263642 72658 262925 263642
GDP Growth Rate
1.9 -7.9 1 4.3
GDP per capita
13374 3496 12888 13374
GDP per capita PPP
21987 9781 21190 21987
Gasoline Prices
1.42 0.64 1.47 1.57
Government Budget
-1.8 -7.3 -4.5 0.6
Government Budget Value
-319185 23 Apr -251978 CRC Million
Government Debt to GDP
82.36 36.85 78.64 82.36
Government Revenues
2504943 23 Apr 2014095 CRC Million
Government Spending
1546945 22 Dec 1554583 CRC Million
Gross Fixed Capital Formation
1738761 342767 1733388 1738761
Hospital Beds
1.11 1.1 1.17 3.01
IP Addresses
531033 17 Mar 514721 IP
Imports
1966 280 1887 2057
Industrial Production
6.5 -8.8 6.5 12.8
Industrial Production Mom
0 -9 1.3 9.4
Inflation Expectations
2.79 0.65 2.21 12.92
Inflation Rate
-1.65 -3.28 -1.27 109
Inflation Rate Mom
-0.23 -1.7 0.21 10.73
Interest Rate
6.25 0.75 6.25 10
Internet Speed
4092 17 Mar 3879 KBps
Labor Force Participation Rate
56.6 56.6 56.8 63.7
Leading Economic Index
6.28 -11.53 6.95 17.29
Manufacturing Production
7.1 -14.2 7.1 18.2
Minimum Wages
5963 7.53 5963 5963
Mining Production
9 -30.8 9.4 24.8
Money Supply M2
14615558 79182 14558469 14615558
Personal Income Tax Rate
25 15 25 25
Population
5.16 1.33 5.21 5.21
Producer Prices
140 56.31 141 374
Remittances
101 29.45 163 173
Stock Market
11893 6000 11893 32600
Terrorism Index
0 0 0 0
Unemployed Persons
182670 38708 224899 551373
Unemployment Rate
8.1 8.1 9.6 24
Wages
752789 357554 746772 792836
Indicator Actual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Metric
Balance of Trade -385 -514 -655 -475 -415 140
CPI Housing Utilities 104 98.13 107 110 110 107
CPI Transportation 117 116 117 117 118 138
Consumer Price Index CPI 109 109 114 113 113 113
Consumer Spending 6169939 6238605 6284200 6318018 6293338 6169939
Core Inflation Rate 1.94 2 2.4 1.8 2.2 10.01
Currency 527 532 538 544 549 692
Current Account to GDP -4.3 -4 -1
Exports 1581 1453 1400 1600 1660 1655
Food Inflation -3.62 -2.4 1.5 3 3.6 27.74
Full Year GDP Growth 4.3 4.2 9.2
GDP 68.38 71.25 68.38
GDP Annual Growth Rate 4.7 3.6 3 2.4 2 10.9
GDP Constant Prices 10337083 10251911 10298249 10446585 10543825 10337083
GDP From Agriculture 416470 419653 416143 417770 424799 421620
GDP From Construction 435983 375051 390660 415262 444703 439580
GDP From Manufacturing 1467659 1389259 1422944 1493103 1497012 1467659
GDP From Mining 28274 30602 30506 28533 28840 30759
GDP From Public Administration 367549 383473 380698 377404 374900 374858
GDP From Services 871696 882194 882150 879535 889130 871696
GDP From Transport 418856 445384 446914 427199 427233 434676
GDP From Utilities 263642 269832 267879 269235 268915 263642
GDP Growth Rate 1.9 1.5 0.5 0.5 1.1 4.3
GDP per capita 13374 13935 13374
GDP per capita PPP 21987 22911 21987
Gasoline Prices 1.42 1.46 1.5 1.54 1.58 1.57
Government Budget -1.8 -3.5 0.6
Government Debt to GDP 82.36 81 82.36
Government Spending 1546945 1602775 1593353 1593353 1593353 CRC Million
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 1738761 1678167 1785390 1780491 1773536 1738761
Imports 1966 1967 2055 2075 2075 2057
Inflation Expectations 2.79 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 12.92
Inflation Rate -1.65 -1.8 2.87 3.2 3.3 109
Inflation Rate Mom -0.23 -0.25 0.3 0.5 0.5 10.73
Interest Rate 6.25 6 6 5.5 5 10
Population 5.16 5.33 5.21
Stock Market 11893 11893 11893 11893 11893 32600
Unemployment Rate 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.4 7.7 24