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General profile: Costa Rica

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
5.181 Millions
647.136 CRC/US$
68 381 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 51 060 km²
8.27 %
4.31 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+7.1 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
7 026
9 448
9 422
16 597
Merchandise imports
9 824
13 570
16 273
22 685
Merchandise trade balance
-2 798
-4 122
-6 852
-6 088
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
3 %3 %59 %59 %37 %37 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
7 2491 2778838526437 2491 277883852643
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
3 197
5 022
7 694
(e) 11 790
Services imports
1 512
1 889
3 085
(e) 5 498
Services trade balance
1 685
3 132
4 609
(e) 6 292
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
8.8
8.1
6.4
(e) 4.2
Travel
58.5
44.7
42.5
(e) 26.6
Other services
19.9
37.4
48.1
(e) 61.9
TRADE INDICES
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1391501311221191191151001111121111019993911009385971039999101103100939192929494868992
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+4.3 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
20 045
37 659
56 442
68 381
GDP per capita, current US$
4 644
8 147
11 530
13 199
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
3.98
5.36
3.65
4.31
Current account balance, % of GDP
-4.29
-3.22
-3.40
-3.98
Exchange rate (/US$)
477.787
525.829
534.566
647.136
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
62.316.519.636.835.162.316.519.636.835.1
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.2 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
1 364.13
1 683.55
2 751.88
3 045.04
FDI outflows
-15.06
94.34
210.57
104.13
Personal remittances, % of GDP
2.10
1.41
0.98
0.91
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
620.8594.1524.8553.4533.5560.4545.4552.0593.9596.4562.3520.2530.7513.1604.8617.9513.2420.3319.5320.9250.6198.4136.03 0453 2311 7632 8122 4872 7782 2042 7522 9272 7412 2582 4611 6841 4442 3202 0881 7021 364976692825609667FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Balance, % of GDP
-1.80
-1.10
0.00
(e) 2.48
Balance, % of imports
-3.95
-3.21
0.01
(e) 6.32
Normalized balance
-0.020
-0.016
0.000
(e) 0.031
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
817160676763626165646769687087879089
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% of population)
Urban 82%Urban 82%Rural 18%Rural 18%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2022
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
1
0
2
3
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
1 013 483
1 343 841
1 594 323
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
23.74
19.91
1.70
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
23.69
17.72
9.16
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
4.70
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 11 April 2024