Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Costa Rica: key statistics
Costa Rica has 5.2m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $19,970. Below: 79 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- San José
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- Costa Rican colón CRC
- Languages
- Spanish
- ISO codes
- CRCRI
Population5.2m2025 · rank 126 of 217GDP$103bn2025 · rank 75 of 211GDP per capita$19,9702025 · rank 75 of 211Life expectancy81.0 yrs2024 · rank 47 of 217Internet users87.2%2024 · rank 75 of 188Fertility1.322024 · rank 189 of 217CO₂ per person1.63 t2024 · rank 122 of 203Inflation-0.1%2025 · rank 168 of 180
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Costa Rica, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Costa Rica by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Latin America & Caribbean.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5.2m | 2025 | 126/217 | 18/42 | +7.0% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.45% | 2025 | 143/217 | 23/42 | −0.6 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 79.7% | 2025 | 59/217 | 16/42 | +4.7 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.32 | 2024 | 189/217 | 39/42 | −27% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 12.8% | 2025 | 77/217 | 13/42 | +4.0 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 18.3% | 2025 | 136/217 | 24/42 | −4.2 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 101.5 | 2024 | 104/216 | 22/42 | +8.7% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 10.0 | 2024 | 158/217 | 34/42 | −33% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 51,100 km² | 2024 | 128/216 | 20/42 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $103bn | 2025 | 75/211 | 12/41 | +82% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $19,970 | 2025 | 75/211 | 15/41 | +70% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $33,815 | 2025 | 76/199 | 15/38 | +93% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $17,930 | 2025 | 72/201 | 15/38 | +66% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 4.6% | 2025 | 61/210 | 9/41 | +0.9 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 4.1% | 2025 | 48/210 | 10/41 | +1.5 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 3.4% | 2025 | 124/198 | 23/37 | −1.4 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 19.9% | 2025 | 127/201 | 23/38 | +0.1 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 69.2% | 2025 | 38/201 | 11/38 | +1.7 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 15.8% | 2025 | 151/175 | 22/25 | −3.1 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 13.6% | 2025 | 130/163 | 18/22 | −1.0 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | -0.1% | 2025 | 168/180 | 30/31 | −0.9 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 7.5% | 2025 | 39/136 | 9/31 | −2.4 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 6.9% | 2025 | 87/136 | 23/31 | −7.4 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 503.50 | 2025 | 45/210 | 5/39 | −5.8% | — | |
| Government debt | 39.3% | 2001 | — | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenue | 13.5% | 2024 | 95/142 | 15/20 | +0.4 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 28.6% | 2023 | 59/142 | 6/20 | +2.1 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 0.00% | 2025 | 154/156 | 21/22 | ±0.0 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 38.8% | 2025 | 88/184 | 11/27 | +8.9 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 32.6% | 2025 | 125/184 | 15/27 | +1.9 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 71.5% | 2025 | 111/184 | 15/27 | +10.7 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -0.5% | 2025 | 84/185 | 14/35 | +2.9 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 5.4% | 2025 | 38/197 | 10/38 | +0.2 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.8% | 2025 | 125/178 | 27/35 | −0.2 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 1.1m | 2020 | 90/196 | 16/41 | −54% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 6.8% | 2025 | 64/187 | 14/31 | −1.6 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 19.9% | 2025 | 50/187 | 9/31 | −2.4 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 57.7% | 2025 | 122/187 | 24/31 | −5.1 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 46.0% | 2025 | 136/187 | 25/31 | −4.0 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $145m | 2023 | 105/145 | 18/32 | +341% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.2% | 2023 | 119/139 | 25/30 | +0.1 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $28.3 | 2023 | 108/145 | 21/32 | +307% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 0.8% | 2025 | 95/151 | 17/22 | −1.6 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 1.7% | 2025 | 97/151 | 19/22 | −3.0 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 17.1% | 2025 | 96/145 | 20/23 | −6.5 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 45.5 | 2025 | 14/151 | 6/22 | −6.0% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 117/167 | 25/28 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 49.1% | 2025 | 8/190 | 5/32 | +15.8 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 97.4% | 2011 | 42/141 | 5/26 | +2.5 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 94.1% | 2018 | 68/147 | 15/28 | −1.0 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 104.8% | 2024 | 53/191 | 12/39 | +0.8 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 121.8% | 2024 | 14/176 | 4/37 | +7.5 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 55.0% | 2019 | 72/172 | 12/31 | +29.2 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 106.4% | 2024 | 16/168 | 6/33 | +14.0 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 12.2 | 2018 | 141/173 | 27/30 | −36% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 5.3% | 2023 | 46/184 | 8/38 | −1.4 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 81.0 yrs | 2024 | 47/217 | 3/42 | +1.0% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 9.1 | 2024 | 119/196 | 28/35 | +14% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 10.4 | 2024 | 118/196 | 27/35 | +13% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 24 | 2023 | 120/194 | 31/34 | −11% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 6.9% | 2023 | 87/193 | 16/33 | −0.8 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $1,163 | 2023 | 60/193 | 10/33 | +40% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 2.69 | 2022 | 68/180 | 10/29 | +8.7% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 93% | 2024 | 77/193 | 13/33 | −2.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.6% | 2024 | 58/153 | 16/29 | +0.2 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 9.0% | 2018 | 99/154 | 16/28 | +3.4 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 99.8% | 2024 | 57/206 | 6/35 | +0.9 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 98.8% | 2024 | 59/203 | 8/34 | +1.9 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 87.2% | 2024 | 75/188 | 9/34 | +34.2 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 136.0 | 2024 | 47/210 | 10/40 | −7.6% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 23.3 | 2024 | 82/208 | 15/39 | +115% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 99.8% | 2024 | 127/215 | 22/42 | +0.4 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 97.0% | 2024 | 71/192 | 10/33 | +3.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 1.63 t | 2024 | 122/203 | 28/39 | −3.3% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 34.2% | 2021 | 72/212 | 8/41 | −3.8 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 99.4% | 2021 | 4/206 | 1/41 | +8.8 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 59.1% | 2024 | 32/214 | 7/42 | +1.5 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 3.3% | 2024 | 153/206 | 29/39 | −1.2 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 3.1% | 2022 | 119/177 | 19/33 | +1.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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