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National economy>
Costa Rica
GDP (current US$, billions)
86.509
(2023)
[32/38countries]
GDP per capita (current US$)
16,390
(2023)
[35/38countries]
GDP per capita (PPP, current international$)
27,064
(2023)
[36/38countries]
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)
13,850
(2023)
[35/38countries]
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour worked, current PPP US$)
32.4
(2023)
[36/38countries]
Shadow economy, as % of GDP
19.2%
(2015)
[10/38countries]
Total reserves (includes gold, 100 million US$)
132
(2023)
[30/38countries]
Saving and investment>
Costa Rica
Price and interest>
Costa Rica
Long-term interest rate
6.45%
(As of June 2024)
[3/35countries]
Income inequality>
Costa Rica
Income inequality (gini coefficient) - before tax and government transfers
0.53
(2019)
[1/37countries]
Income inequality (gini coefficient) - after tax and government transfers
0.48
(2019)
[1/37countries]
Social inequality>
Costa Rica
Social position>
Costa Rica
Manufacturing>
Costa Rica
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP)
13.6%
(2023)
[18/34countries]
Competitive industrial performance index
0.038
(2021)
[36/38countries]
% of employment of small and medium sized companies (1-249 employees) in manufacturing
44.9%
(2017)
[29/36countries]
% of employment of large companies (250 and more employees) in manufacturing
55.1%
(2017)
[8/36countries]
Services>
Costa Rica
Tourism, employment, % of total employment
6.9%
(2019)
[17/32countries]
% of employment of small and medium sized companies (1-249 employees) in Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
69.4%
(2017)
[21/35countries]
% of employment of large companies (250 and more employees) in Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
30.6%
(2017)
[15/35countries]
Financial sector>
Costa Rica
Companies>
Costa Rica
Starting business>
Costa Rica
New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)
5.80
(2022)
[17/33countries]
Cost of business start-up procedures (% of GNI per capita)
9.6%
(2019)
[6/38countries]
Industrial policy>
Costa Rica