GDP
$102.90Bcurrent US$
#75 of 2112025
19% of world average
SERIAL · 188North America
Costa Rica
CapitalSan José
CurrencyCRC · Costa Rican colón
LanguageSpanish
Since1821
ISOCRI · CR
Population
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Watermark portrait: Óscar Arias Sánchez
— THE COUNTRY —
Country in Central America
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, sharing a maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around five million in a land area of nearly 51,180 km2 (19,760 sq mi); the capital and largest city is San José, home to around 350,000 residents and two million people in the surrounding metropolitan area.
Text: Wikipedia — Costa RicaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-28
— FACTS —
- Capital
- San José
- Currency
- Costa Rican colón (CRC)
- Official language
- Spanish
- Drives on the
- Right
- Calling code
- +506
- Licence plate code
- CR
- Top-level domain
- .cr
- Independence / founding
- 1821
- Highest point
- Cerro Chirripó (3,820 m)
- Lowest point
- Caribbean Sea (0 m)
- Anthem
- Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera
- Patron saint
- Virgin of the Angels
— LAND —
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— PEOPLE —
16 of 16 figures unavailable for Costa Rica.
— MONEY —
GDP, purchasing power parity
$174.25Bcurrent int'l $
#84 of 1992025
17% of world average
GDP per person
$19,970current US$
#74 of 2112025
83% of world average
GDP per person, purchasing power parity
$33,815current int'l $
#76 of 1992025
101% of world average
GDP growth
4.6%% per year
#61 of 2102025
135% of world average
GDP per person growth
4.1%% per year
#48 of 2102025
172% of world average
Gross national income
$93.62Bcurrent US$
#77 of 2042025
16% of world average
Gross national income per person
$17,930current US$
#72 of 2032025
89% of world average
Gross national income per person, PPP
$30,760current int'l $
#77 of 1972025
97% of world average
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Inflation
-0.1%% per year
#14 of 1902025
-1% of world average
Inflation (GDP deflator)
-0.5%% per year
#19 of 2092025
-8% of world average
Real interest rate
7.5%%
#37 of 1342025
180% of world average
Lending interest rate
6.9%%
#86 of 1342025
61% of world average
Government debt
39.3%% of GDP
not enough data to rank2001
66% of world average
Government revenue
27.4%% of GDP
#61 of 1492024
105% of world average
Government spending
28.6%% of GDP
#61 of 1492023
103% of world average
Government consumption
14.0%% of GDP
#115 of 1812025
80% of world average
Household consumption
64.0%% of GDP
#89 of 1812025
99% of world average
Investment (gross capital formation)
15.8%% of GDP
#153 of 1782025
68% of world average
Fixed investment
16.3%% of GDP
#145 of 1732025
73% of world average
Gross savings
13.6%% of GDP
#134 of 1682025
62% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
$5.59Bcurrent US$
#42 of 2012025
66% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
5.4%% of GDP
#41 of 1982025
no comparison
Foreign investment outflows
0.5%% of GDP
#81 of 1792025
21% of world average
Current account balance
-0.7%% of GDP
#88 of 1912025
no comparison
Foreign reserves
$17.09Bcurrent US$
#71 of 1772025
17% of world average
Income inequality (Gini)
460-100
#136 of 1472025
128% of world average
People below the poverty line
0.8%% of population
#53 of 1472025
6% of world average
Income share held by richest 10%
34.3%%
#133 of 1472025
123% of world average
Income share held by poorest 10%
1.8%%
#130 of 1472025
64% of world average
Stock market value
3.1%% of GDP
#86 of 882022
4% of world average
Money sent home by workers abroad
$853.4Mcurrent US$
#99 of 1862025
17% of world average
Foreign aid received
0.2%% of GNI
#117 of 1372023
3% of world average
Exchange rate
503local currency per US$
#46 of 2112025
35% of world average
Agriculture's share of the economy
3.4%% of GDP
#125 of 1992025
34% of world average
Industry's share of the economy
19.9%% of GDP
#129 of 2022025
81% of world average
Manufacturing's share of the economy
13.6%% of GDP
#56 of 1952025
124% of world average
Services' share of the economy
69.2%% of GDP
#37 of 2022025
120% of world average
1 of 39 figures unavailable for Costa Rica.
— TRADE —
Exports
38.8%% of GDP
#89 of 1872025
90% of world average
Imports
32.6%% of GDP
#128 of 1872025
66% of world average
Trade balance
6.2%% of GDP
#28 of 1872025
no comparison
Total trade (openness)
52.4%% of GDP
#105 of 2052025
81% of world average
Goods exported
$26.43Bcurrent US$
#76 of 2072025
21% of world average
Goods imported
$27.48Bcurrent US$
#77 of 2072025
22% of world average
Services exported
$18.08Bcurrent US$
#55 of 1912025
37% of world average
Services imported
$8.64Bcurrent US$
#75 of 1912025
20% of world average
Goods and services exported
$41.60Bcurrent US$
#68 of 1912025
24% of world average
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Goods and services imported
$33.07Bcurrent US$
#78 of 1912025
20% of world average
High-tech share of exports
22.9%% of manufactured exports
#29 of 1792024
188% of world average
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— HEALTH —
19 of 19 figures unavailable for Costa Rica.
— LEARNING —
10 of 10 figures unavailable for Costa Rica.
— WORK —
12 of 12 figures unavailable for Costa Rica.
— CONNECTED —
18 of 18 figures unavailable for Costa Rica.
— NATURE —
12 of 12 figures unavailable for Costa Rica.
— STATE —
7 of 7 figures unavailable for Costa Rica.
— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
No trade data available for Costa Rica.
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
Noble patria, tu hermosa banderaAudio: Wikimedia Commons
Capital time
--:--:--San José · approx. UTC-6
Landmarks
Stone spheres of Costa RicaImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Area de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage SiteImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Cocos Island National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Talamanca Range-La Amistad ReservesImage: Wikimedia Commons
People
Óscar Arias SánchezPresident of Costa Rica (1986–1990, 2006–2010)
Laura Chinchilla46th President of Costa Rica
Keylor NavasCosta Rican association football player
Bryan RuizCosta Rican footballer
Paulo WanchopeCosta Rican association football player
Luis Guillermo SolísCosta Rican 47th president
Joel CampbellCosta Rican footballer
Celso BorgesCosta Rican association football player
Óscar Duarteassociation football player
Marco UreñaCosta Rican footballer
Kenny CunninghamCosta Rican association football player
Roy SmithCosta Rican association football player
History
1821Costa Rica — founding / independence (Wikidata)
Size, side by side
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1960 → now
2026
Population5.2M2025
GDP$102.90B2025
GDP per person$19,9702025