Nombre oficial :
Republic of Costa Rica
Región:
General Information
| Region | Central America | |
| Population (000, 2025) | 5 153a | |
| Pop. density (per km2, 2025) | 100.9a | |
| Capital city | San José | |
| Capital city pop. (000, 2025) | 1 378.5c,d | |
| UN membership date | 2 November 1945 | |
| Surface area (km2) | 51 100b | |
| Sex ratio (m per 100 f) | 97.6a | |
| National currency | Costa Rican Colon (CRC) | |
| Exchange rate (per US$) | 509.7e |
Economic indicators
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 56 442 | 62 396 | 86 498b |
| GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) | 3.7 | -4.3 | 5.1b |
| GDP per capita (current US$) | 11 715.0 | 12 394.0 | 16 942.0b |
| Economy: Agriculturef,g (% of Gross Value Added) | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.1b |
| Economy: Industryf,h (% of Gross Value Added) | 21.7 | 21.9 | 22.2b |
| Economy: Services and other activityf,i (% of GVA) | 73.1 | 73.4 | 73.7b |
| Employment in agriculturej (% of employed) | 14.4 | 16.5 | 13.4b |
| Employment in industryj (% of employed) | 18.4 | 18.1 | 20.2b |
| Employment in servicesj (% employed) | 67.2 | 65.4 | 66.4b |
| Unemployment (% of labour force) | 8.4 | 16.4 | 7.5j |
| Labour force participation rate (female/male pop. %) | 50.1 / 76.0 | 48.6 / 73.1 | 43.6 / 69.6j |
| CPI: Consumer Price Indexk,l (2010=100) | 122 | 130 | 143e |
| Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) | 97 | 101 | 102b |
| International trade: exports (million current US$) | 9 578 | 11 623 | 20 509j,e |
| International trade: imports (million current US$) | 15 504 | 14 456j | 23 818j,e |
| International trade: balance (million current US$) | - 5 926 | - 2 833j | - 3 309j,e |
| Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | - 1 921 | -652 | - 1 291e |
Social indicators
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| Population growth rate (average annual %) | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4a |
| Urban population (% of total population) | 76.9 | 80.1d | ... |
| Urban population growth rate (average annual %) | 2.5m | ... | ... |
| Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3a |
| Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) | 83.3 / 77.5 | 82.8 / 76.8 | 83.7 / 78.6a |
| Population age distributionn (0-14/60+ years old, %) | 22.5 / 12.7 | 20.7 / 15.2 | 18.3 / 18.1a |
| International migrant stocko (000/% of total pop.) | 411.7 / 8.5 | 520.7 / 10.3 | 628.4 / 12.2e |
| Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) | 7.9 | 121.9 | 261.3e |
| Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 9.1 | 8.1 | 7.3a |
| Health: Current expenditurep,q (% of GDP) | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.2r |
| Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.7r |
| Education: Primary gross enrol. ratioj (f/m per 100 pop.) | 103.1 / 104.4 | 109.0 / 107.6 | 106.7 / 105.6b |
| Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio j (f/m per 100 pop.) | 121.6 / 127.3 | 128.2 / 125.8 | 119.4 / 117.4b |
| Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratioj (f/m per 100 pop.) | 112.0 / 94.6 | 152.4 / 130.7 | 147.1 / 125.4b |
| Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) | 11.6 | 11.3 | 17.7b |
| Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 33.3 | 45.6s | 49.1s |
Environment and infrastructure indicators
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| Individuals using the Internett (per 100 inhabitants) | 59.8 | 80.5 | 85.4b |
| Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP) | 0.4 | 0.3u | 0.3v |
| Threatened species (number) | 323 | 363 | 789e |
| Forested area (% of land area) | 57.8 | 59.4 | 60.1r |
| CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) | 6.9 / 1.4 | 6.5 / 1.3 | 7.7 / 1.5r |
| Energy production, primary (Petajoules) | 110 | 116 | 116r |
| Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) | 43 | 41 | 43r |
| Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000) | 2 660 | 1 012 | 2 350r |
| Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) | 42.1 | 42.2 | 42.2e |
| Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %) | 80.3 / 79.6 | 80.4 / 81.1 | 80.4 / 81.1r |
| Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural, %) | 21.0 / 35.0 | 22.5 / 35.3 | 23.1 / 35.6r |
| Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) | 0.21 | 0.36 | 0.18b |