Labor force | 2.408 million (2023 est.) |
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Industrial production growth rate | 8.35% (2023 est.) |
Industries | medical equipment, food processing, textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer, plastic products |
Population below poverty line | 25.5% (2022 est.) |
Taxes and other revenues | 14.35% (of GDP) (2022 est.) |
Fiscal year | |
Exchange rates | |
Currency | Costa Rican colones (CRC) per US dollar - |
Exchange rates 2023 | 544.051 (2023 est.) |
Exchange rates 2022 | 647.136 (2022 est.) |
Exchange rates 2021 | 620.785 (2021 est.) |
Exchange rates 2020 | 584.901 (2020 est.) |
Exchange rates 2019 | 587.295 (2019 est.) |
Debt - external | |
Debt - external 2022 | $12.877 billion (2022 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023 | $13.225 billion (2023 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022 | $8.554 billion (2022 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021 | $6.921 billion (2021 est.) |
Current account balance | |
Current account balance 2023 | -$844.64 million (2023 est.) |
Current account balance 2022 | -$2.235 billion (2022 est.) |
Current account balance 2021 | -$2.061 billion (2021 est.) |
Public debt | |
Public debt 2022 | 71.11% of GDP (2022 est.) |
Budget | |
Revenues | $20.224 billion (2022 est.) |
Expenditures | $19.799 billion (2022 est.) |
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) | |
Remittances | |
Remittances 2023 | 0.73% of GDP (2023 est.) |
Remittances 2022 | 0.9% of GDP (2022 est.) |
Remittances 2021 | 0.91% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Household income | |
Lowest 10% | 1.7% (2022 est.) |
Highest 10% | 35.7% (2022 est.) |
Average household expenditures | |
On food | 31.1% of household expenditures (2022 est.) |
On alcohol and tobacco | 0.7% of household expenditures (2022 est.) |
Imports | |
Imports 2023 | $28.441 billion (2023 est.) |
Imports 2022 | $27.07 billion (2022 est.) |
Imports 2021 | $21.94 billion (2021 est.) |
Imports (partners) | US 39%, China 14%, Mexico 5%, Guatemala 3%, Brazil 3% (2022) |
Comodities Imports force | refined petroleum, plastic products, medical instruments, cars, broadcasting equipment (2022) |
Exports | |
Imports 2023 | $28.441 billion (2023 est.) |
Imports 2022 | $27.07 billion (2022 est.) |
Imports 2021 | $21.94 billion (2021 est.) |
Exports (partners) | US 40%, Netherlands 7%, Guatemala 5%, Belgium 5%, Nicaragua 3% (2022) |
Comodities Exports force | medical instruments, orthopedic appliances, bananas, tropical fruits, other foods (2022) |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) | |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023 | $134.238 billion (2023 est.) |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022 | $127.71 billion (2022 est.) |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021 | $122.15 billion (2021 est.) |
GDP (official exchange rate) | $86.498 billion (2023 est.) |
Real GDP Per capita | |
Real GDP per capita 2023 | $25,800 (2023 est.) |
Real GDP per capita 2022 | $24,700 (2022 est.) |
Real GDP per capita 2021 | $23,700 (2021 est.) |
GDP - composition, by sector of origin | |
Agriculture | 3.8% (2023 est.) |
Industry | 20.5% (2023 est.) |
Services | 68% (2023 est.) |
GDP - composition, by end use | |
Household consumption | 65.4% (2023 est.) |
Government consumption | 14.9% (2023 est.) |
Investment in fixed capital | 16.2% (2023 est.) |
Investment in inventories | -0.8% (2023 est.) |
Exports of goods and services | 37.3% (2023 est.) |
Imports of goods and services | -33% (2023 est.) |
Unemployment rate | |
Unemployment rate 2023 | 8.3% (2023 est.) |
Unemployment rate 2022 | 11.33% (2022 est.) |
Unemployment rate 2021 | 15.14% (2021 est.) |
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) | |
Total | 24.1% (2023 est.) |
Male | 21% (2023 est.) |
Female | 28.3% (2023 est.) |
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