Costa Rica

medical equipment, food processing, textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer, plastic products

2.357 million (2024 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

trade-based upper middle-income economy; green economy leader, having reversed deforestation; investing in blue economy infrastructure; declining poverty until hard impacts of COVID-19; lingering inequality and growing government debts have prompted a liquidity crisis

USA 40%, Netherlands 6%, China 5%, Guatemala 4%, Belgium 3% (2023)

note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports

USA 38%, China 15%, Mexico 6%, Brazil 3%, Guatemala 3% (2023)

note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports

sugarcane, pineapples, bananas, oil palm fruit, milk, fruits, oranges, chicken, cassava, beef (2023)

note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage

medical instruments, integrated circuits, orthopedic appliances, bananas, tropical fruits (2023)

note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars

refined petroleum, plastic products, cars, medical instruments, broadcasting equipment (2023)

note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars

13.9% (of GDP) (2023 est.)

note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP

$95.35 billion (2024 est.)

note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate

24.4% (2023 est.)

note: % of population with income below national poverty line

4.1% (2024 est.)

note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency