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Costa Rica

Latin America & Caribbean · High income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 6.4%
Current prices2025
103USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 5.5%
Current prices2025
19,162USD
Real GDP growth▲ 0.5 pp
Annual change2025
4.6%
Inflation▲ 0.3 pp
Average consumer prices2025
-0.1%
Unemployment▼ 0.6 pp
Rate2025
6.3%
Government debt▲ 1.5 pp
General government, gross2025
60.4% of GDP
Current account▲ 0.2 pp
Balance2025
-0.7% of GDP
Population▲ 0.8%
Total2025
5.37million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-4.10.08.21995: 4.2%1996: 1.4%1997: 5.5%1998: 7.1%1999: 4.1%2000: 3.8%2001: 3.5%2002: 3.4%2003: 4.3%2004: 4.4%2005: 4.0%2006: 7.3%2007: 8.2%2008: 4.7%2009: -0.9%2010: 5.4%2011: 4.4%2012: 4.9%2013: 2.5%2014: 3.5%2015: 3.7%2016: 4.2%2017: 4.2%2018: 2.9%2019: 2.7%2020: -4.1%2021: 8.2%2022: 5.5%2023: 4.8%2024: 4.1%2025: 4.6%2026: 3.6% (IMF projection)2027: 3.6% (IMF projection)2028: 3.6% (IMF projection)2029: 3.5% (IMF projection)2030: 3.5% (IMF projection)2031: 3.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-0.40.023.21995: 23.2%1996: 17.5%1997: 13.2%1998: 11.7%1999: 10.0%2000: 11.0%2001: 11.3%2002: 9.2%2003: 9.4%2004: 12.3%2005: 13.8%2006: 11.5%2007: 9.4%2008: 13.4%2009: 7.8%2010: 5.7%2011: 4.9%2012: 4.5%2013: 5.2%2014: 4.5%2015: 0.8%2016: -0.0%2017: 1.6%2018: 2.2%2019: 2.1%2020: 0.7%2021: 1.7%2022: 8.3%2023: 0.5%2024: -0.4%2025: -0.1%2026: -0.4% (IMF projection)2027: 2.0% (IMF projection)2028: 2.3% (IMF projection)2029: 2.5% (IMF projection)2030: 3.0% (IMF projection)2031: 3.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %8.25.54.84.14.63.63.63.63.53.5
Inflation, average consumer prices %1.78.30.5-0.4-0.1-0.42.02.32.53.0
Unemployment rate %13.711.77.36.96.37.07.27.58.08.0
GDP, current prices USD bn66718897103110116123130137
GDP per capita, current prices USD12,66113,57616,58218,16519,16220,29921,27822,28823,32224,413
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD23,80926,64228,68430,32632,33534,15735,84937,41639,08840,838
General government gross debt % of GDP67.061.460.458.960.461.161.461.460.859.9
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-5.0-2.7-3.2-3.7-3.4-3.6-3.5-3.2-2.8-2.5
Current account balance % of GDP-3.1-3.2-1.3-0.9-0.7-1.5-1.6-1.4-1.3-1.3
Population million5.185.235.285.335.375.425.465.515.555.60

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.067.02000: 39%2001: 40%2002: 41%2003: 41%2004: 41%2005: 37%2006: 33%2007: 27%2008: 24%2009: 26%2010: 28%2011: 30%2012: 34%2013: 35%2014: 37%2015: 40%2016: 44%2017: 47%2018: 52%2019: 56%2020: 66%2021: 67%2022: 61%2023: 60%2024: 59%2025: 60%2026: 61% (IMF projection)2027: 61% (IMF projection)2028: 61% (IMF projection)2029: 61% (IMF projection)2030: 60% (IMF projection)2031: 59% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-8.40.02000: -4.6%2001: -3.2%2002: -5.2%2003: -5.2%2004: -3.6%2005: -4.3%2006: -4.1%2007: -5.6%2008: -8.4%2009: -1.8%2010: -3.2%2011: -5.3%2012: -5.1%2013: -4.8%2014: -4.7%2015: -3.4%2016: -2.1%2017: -3.6%2018: -3.0%2019: -1.2%2020: -1.0%2021: -3.1%2022: -3.2%2023: -1.3%2024: -0.9%2025: -0.7%2026: -1.5% (IMF projection)2027: -1.6% (IMF projection)2028: -1.4% (IMF projection)2029: -1.3% (IMF projection)2030: -1.3% (IMF projection)2031: -1.3% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199512.826.218.752.6
20058.624.016.658.0
20154.719.811.467.5
20253.419.913.669.2

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method17,930USD2025+66.5%
GNI, Atlas method92USD bn2025+78.1%
Exports of goods and services38.8% of GDP2025+8.9 pp
Imports of goods and services32.6% of GDP2025+1.9 pp
Life expectancy at birth81.0years2024+1.0%
Urban population79.7% of total2025+4.7 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)