Costa Rica |
Gross domestic product, constant prices |
National currency |
Billions |
Source: Central Bank
Latest actual data: 2020
National accounts manual used: System of National Accounts (SNA) 2008
GDP valuation: Market prices
Start/end months of reporting year: January/December
Base year: 2017. As of January 2021, national accounts data reflect an updated series (including for all historical years) with 2017 as the benchmark year.
Chain-weighted: No
Primary domestic currency: Costa Rican colón
Data last updated: 09/2021
|
36,037.216 |
34,572.781 |
35,921.119 |
37,178.164 |
38,330.687 |
39,518.938 |
40,783.544 |
42,129.401 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Gross domestic product, constant prices |
Percent change |
|
See notes for:
Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency).
|
2.256 |
-4.064 |
3.900 |
3.499 |
3.100 |
3.100 |
3.200 |
3.300 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Gross domestic product, current prices |
National currency |
Billions |
Source: Central Bank
Latest actual data: 2020
National accounts manual used: System of National Accounts (SNA) 2008
GDP valuation: Market prices
Start/end months of reporting year: January/December
Base year: 2017. As of January 2021, national accounts data reflect an updated series (including for all historical years) with 2017 as the benchmark year.
Chain-weighted: No
Primary domestic currency: Costa Rican colón
Data last updated: 09/2021
|
37,629.641 |
36,174.305 |
37,867.658 |
39,725.604 |
41,678.082 |
43,936.932 |
46,408.777 |
49,258.625 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Gross domestic product, current prices |
U.S. dollars |
Billions |
See notes for:
Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency).
|
64.067 |
61.833 |
61.460 |
64.374 |
68.167 |
72.222 |
76.386 |
81.076 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Gross domestic product, current prices |
Purchasing power parity; international dollars |
Billions |
See notes for:
Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency).
|
107.059 |
103.946 |
111.892 |
118.995 |
125.603 |
132.449 |
139.656 |
147.254 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Gross domestic product, deflator |
Index |
|
See notes for:
Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency)
Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency).
|
104.419 |
104.632 |
105.419 |
106.852 |
108.733 |
111.179 |
113.793 |
116.922 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Gross domestic product per capita, constant prices |
National currency |
Units |
See notes for:
Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency)
Population (Persons).
|
7,100,408.807 |
6,741,426.858 |
6,931,907.673 |
7,100,292.577 |
7,244,698.314 |
7,392,040.975 |
7,549,695.887 |
7,718,184.831 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Gross domestic product per capita, constant prices |
Purchasing power parity; 2017 international dollar |
Units |
See notes for:
Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency)
Population (Persons).
|
20,239.645 |
19,216.371 |
19,759.334 |
20,239.314 |
20,650.941 |
21,070.940 |
21,520.333 |
22,000.609 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Gross domestic product per capita, current prices |
National currency |
Units |
See notes for:
Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency)
Population (Persons).
|
7,414,164.217 |
7,053,711.732 |
7,307,542.594 |
7,586,803.042 |
7,877,373.334 |
8,218,429.234 |
8,591,017.661 |
9,024,271.807 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Gross domestic product per capita, current prices |
U.S. dollars |
Units |
See notes for:
Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency)
Population (Persons).
|
12,623.193 |
12,056.957 |
11,860.222 |
12,294.127 |
12,883.881 |
13,509.156 |
14,140.207 |
14,853.313 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Gross domestic product per capita, current prices |
Purchasing power parity; international dollars |
Units |
See notes for:
Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency)
Population (Persons).
|
21,093.859 |
20,268.743 |
21,592.486 |
22,725.738 |
23,739.681 |
24,774.600 |
25,852.638 |
26,977.274 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) share of world total |
Percent |
|
See notes for:
Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency).
|
0.079 |
0.079 |
0.077 |
0.076 |
0.076 |
0.076 |
0.076 |
0.076 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Implied PPP conversion rate |
National currency per current international dollar |
|
See notes for:
Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency).
|
351.484 |
348.009 |
338.430 |
333.842 |
331.823 |
331.728 |
332.307 |
334.514 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Total investment |
Percent of GDP |
|
Source: Central Bank
Latest actual data: 2020
National accounts manual used: System of National Accounts (SNA) 2008
GDP valuation: Market prices
Start/end months of reporting year: January/December
Base year: 2017. As of January 2021, national accounts data reflect an updated series (including for all historical years) with 2017 as the benchmark year.
Chain-weighted: No
Primary domestic currency: Costa Rican colón
Data last updated: 09/2021
|
16.708 |
16.565 |
18.969 |
19.524 |
20.149 |
20.449 |
20.668 |
20.855 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Gross national savings |
Percent of GDP |
|
Source: Central Bank
Latest actual data: 2020
National accounts manual used: System of National Accounts (SNA) 2008
GDP valuation: Market prices
Start/end months of reporting year: January/December
Base year: 2017. As of January 2021, national accounts data reflect an updated series (including for all historical years) with 2017 as the benchmark year.
Chain-weighted: No
Primary domestic currency: Costa Rican colón
Data last updated: 09/2021
|
14.560 |
14.383 |
16.012 |
16.834 |
17.599 |
17.882 |
18.190 |
18.360 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Inflation, average consumer prices |
Index |
|
Source: Central Bank
Latest actual data: 2020
Harmonized prices: No
Frequency of source data: Monthly
Base year: 2020. Index Base (December 2020=100)
Primary domestic currency: Costa Rican colón
Data last updated: 09/2021
|
98.588 |
99.302 |
100.636 |
102.114 |
103.901 |
106.083 |
108.735 |
111.888 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Inflation, average consumer prices |
Percent change |
|
See notes for:
Inflation, average consumer prices (Index).
|
2.098 |
0.724 |
1.343 |
1.469 |
1.750 |
2.100 |
2.500 |
2.900 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Inflation, end of period consumer prices |
Index |
|
Source: Central Bank
Latest actual data: 2020
Harmonized prices: No
Frequency of source data: Monthly
Base year: 2020. Index Base (December 2020=100)
Primary domestic currency: Costa Rican colón
Data last updated: 09/2021
|
99.120 |
100.000 |
101.564 |
103.088 |
105.046 |
107.462 |
110.364 |
113.785 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Inflation, end of period consumer prices |
Percent change |
|
See notes for:
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (Index).
|
1.526 |
0.888 |
1.564 |
1.500 |
1.900 |
2.300 |
2.700 |
3.100 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Volume of imports of goods and services |
Percent change |
|
Source: Central Bank
Latest actual data: 2020
Base year: 2009
Methodology used to derive volumes: Deflating values using price indices
Chain-weighted: No
Oil coverage: Primary or unrefined products; Secondary or refined products;
Valuation of exports: Free on board (FOB)
Valuation of imports: Cost, insurance, freight (CIF)
Primary domestic currency: Costa Rican colón
Data last updated: 09/2021
|
0.051 |
-7.895 |
8.935 |
7.179 |
6.574 |
4.811 |
4.990 |
5.479 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Volume of Imports of goods |
Percent change |
|
Source: Central Bank
Latest actual data: 2020
Base year: 2009
Methodology used to derive volumes: Deflating values using price indices
Chain-weighted: No
Oil coverage: Primary or unrefined products; Secondary or refined products;
Valuation of exports: Free on board (FOB)
Valuation of imports: Cost, insurance, freight (CIF)
Primary domestic currency: Costa Rican colón
Data last updated: 09/2021
|
0.051 |
-7.895 |
8.935 |
7.179 |
6.574 |
4.811 |
4.990 |
5.479 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Volume of exports of goods and services |
Percent change |
|
Source: Central Bank
Latest actual data: 2020
Base year: 2009
Methodology used to derive volumes: Deflating values using price indices
Chain-weighted: No
Oil coverage: Primary or unrefined products; Secondary or refined products;
Valuation of exports: Free on board (FOB)
Valuation of imports: Cost, insurance, freight (CIF)
Primary domestic currency: Costa Rican colón
Data last updated: 09/2021
|
3.089 |
-9.481 |
11.900 |
9.446 |
6.615 |
5.103 |
5.329 |
5.507 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Volume of exports of goods |
Percent change |
|
Source: Central Bank
Latest actual data: 2020
Base year: 2009
Methodology used to derive volumes: Deflating values using price indices
Chain-weighted: No
Oil coverage: Primary or unrefined products; Secondary or refined products;
Valuation of exports: Free on board (FOB)
Valuation of imports: Cost, insurance, freight (CIF)
Primary domestic currency: Costa Rican colón
Data last updated: 09/2021
|
3.133 |
0.788 |
27.852 |
4.853 |
4.869 |
4.665 |
5.414 |
5.159 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Unemployment rate |
Percent of total labor force |
|
Source: National Statistics Office
Latest actual data: 2020
Employment type: National definition
Primary domestic currency: Costa Rican colón
Data last updated: 09/2021
|
12.417 |
19.980 |
16.300 |
14.000 |
12.000 |
10.500 |
9.500 |
9.000 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Population |
Persons |
Millions |
Source: National Statistics Office
Latest actual data: 2020
Primary domestic currency: Costa Rican colón
Data last updated: 09/2021
|
5.075 |
5.128 |
5.182 |
5.236 |
5.291 |
5.346 |
5.402 |
5.458 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
General government revenue |
National currency |
Billions |
Source: Ministry of Finance and Central Bank.
Latest actual data: 2020
Fiscal assumptions: under the EFF-supported program scenario
Start/end months of reporting year: January/December
GFS Manual used: Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM) 1986. Country has committed to mid-term goals for a transition to the GFSM 2014.
Basis of recording: Cash
General government includes: Central Government;. As of January 1, 2021, the central government definition for Costa Rica has been expanded to include 51 public entities as per Law 9524. Data reported in WEO are adjusted back to 2019 for comparability.
Valuation of public debt: Nominal value
Instruments included in gross and net debt: Currency and Deposits; Securities Other than Shares; Loans; Shares and Other Equity; Insurance Technical Reserves; Financial Derivatives; Other Accounts Receivable/Payable; Monetary Gold and SDRs; Other
Primary domestic currency: Costa Rican colón
Data last updated: 09/2021
|
5,675.661 |
5,039.392 |
5,864.345 |
6,063.674 |
6,669.401 |
7,039.568 |
7,432.578 |
7,880.096 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
General government revenue |
Percent of GDP |
|
See notes for:
General government revenue (National currency).
|
15.083 |
13.931 |
15.486 |
15.264 |
16.002 |
16.022 |
16.015 |
15.997 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
General government total expenditure |
National currency |
Billions |
Source: Ministry of Finance and Central Bank.
Latest actual data: 2020
Fiscal assumptions: under the EFF-supported program scenario
Start/end months of reporting year: January/December
GFS Manual used: Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM) 1986. Country has committed to mid-term goals for a transition to the GFSM 2014.
Basis of recording: Cash
General government includes: Central Government;. As of January 1, 2021, the central government definition for Costa Rica has been expanded to include 51 public entities as per Law 9524. Data reported in WEO are adjusted back to 2019 for comparability.
Valuation of public debt: Nominal value
Instruments included in gross and net debt: Currency and Deposits; Securities Other than Shares; Loans; Shares and Other Equity; Insurance Technical Reserves; Financial Derivatives; Other Accounts Receivable/Payable; Monetary Gold and SDRs; Other
Primary domestic currency: Costa Rican colón
Data last updated: 09/2021
|
8,222.653 |
8,156.623 |
8,284.107 |
8,344.969 |
8,401.422 |
8,461.550 |
8,546.957 |
8,727.196 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
General government total expenditure |
Percent of GDP |
|
See notes for:
General government total expenditure (National currency).
|
21.852 |
22.548 |
21.876 |
21.007 |
20.158 |
19.258 |
18.417 |
17.717 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
General government net lending/borrowing |
National currency |
Billions |
Source: Ministry of Finance and Central Bank.
Latest actual data: 2020
Fiscal assumptions: under the EFF-supported program scenario
Start/end months of reporting year: January/December
GFS Manual used: Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM) 1986. Country has committed to mid-term goals for a transition to the GFSM 2014.
Basis of recording: Cash
General government includes: Central Government;. As of January 1, 2021, the central government definition for Costa Rica has been expanded to include 51 public entities as per Law 9524. Data reported in WEO are adjusted back to 2019 for comparability.
Valuation of public debt: Nominal value
Instruments included in gross and net debt: Currency and Deposits; Securities Other than Shares; Loans; Shares and Other Equity; Insurance Technical Reserves; Financial Derivatives; Other Accounts Receivable/Payable; Monetary Gold and SDRs; Other
Primary domestic currency: Costa Rican colón
Data last updated: 09/2021
|
-2,546.991 |
-3,117.231 |
-2,419.762 |
-2,281.295 |
-1,732.022 |
-1,421.982 |
-1,114.378 |
-847.100 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
General government net lending/borrowing |
Percent of GDP |
|
See notes for:
General government net lending/borrowing (National currency).
|
-6.769 |
-8.617 |
-6.390 |
-5.743 |
-4.156 |
-3.236 |
-2.401 |
-1.720 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
General government structural balance |
National currency |
Billions |
Source: Ministry of Finance and Central Bank.
Latest actual data: 2020
Fiscal assumptions: under the EFF-supported program scenario
Start/end months of reporting year: January/December
GFS Manual used: Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM) 1986. Country has committed to mid-term goals for a transition to the GFSM 2014.
Basis of recording: Cash
General government includes: Central Government;. As of January 1, 2021, the central government definition for Costa Rica has been expanded to include 51 public entities as per Law 9524. Data reported in WEO are adjusted back to 2019 for comparability.
Valuation of public debt: Nominal value
Instruments included in gross and net debt: Currency and Deposits; Securities Other than Shares; Loans; Shares and Other Equity; Insurance Technical Reserves; Financial Derivatives; Other Accounts Receivable/Payable; Monetary Gold and SDRs; Other
Primary domestic currency: Costa Rican colón
Data last updated: 09/2021
|
-2,601.334 |
-2,543.750 |
-2,378.339 |
-2,134.460 |
-1,621.306 |
-1,337.282 |
-1,015.835 |
-846.357 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
General government structural balance |
Percent of potential GDP |
|
See notes for:
General government structural balance (National currency).
|
-6.882 |
-6.741 |
-6.168 |
-5.395 |
-3.956 |
-3.111 |
-2.240 |
-1.761 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
General government primary net lending/borrowing |
National currency |
Billions |
Source: Ministry of Finance and Central Bank.
Latest actual data: 2020
Fiscal assumptions: under the EFF-supported program scenario
Start/end months of reporting year: January/December
GFS Manual used: Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM) 1986. Country has committed to mid-term goals for a transition to the GFSM 2014.
Basis of recording: Cash
General government includes: Central Government;. As of January 1, 2021, the central government definition for Costa Rica has been expanded to include 51 public entities as per Law 9524. Data reported in WEO are adjusted back to 2019 for comparability.
Valuation of public debt: Nominal value
Instruments included in gross and net debt: Currency and Deposits; Securities Other than Shares; Loans; Shares and Other Equity; Insurance Technical Reserves; Financial Derivatives; Other Accounts Receivable/Payable; Monetary Gold and SDRs; Other
Primary domestic currency: Costa Rican colón
Data last updated: 09/2021
|
-994.316 |
-1,415.315 |
-441.227 |
-137.472 |
396.060 |
725.708 |
1,065.086 |
1,371.983 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
General government primary net lending/borrowing |
Percent of GDP |
|
See notes for:
General government primary net lending/borrowing (National currency).
|
-2.642 |
-3.912 |
-1.165 |
-0.346 |
0.950 |
1.652 |
2.295 |
2.785 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
General government gross debt |
National currency |
Billions |
Source: Ministry of Finance and Central Bank.
Latest actual data: 2020
Fiscal assumptions: under the EFF-supported program scenario
Start/end months of reporting year: January/December
GFS Manual used: Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM) 1986. Country has committed to mid-term goals for a transition to the GFSM 2014.
Basis of recording: Cash
General government includes: Central Government;. As of January 1, 2021, the central government definition for Costa Rica has been expanded to include 51 public entities as per Law 9524. Data reported in WEO are adjusted back to 2019 for comparability.
Valuation of public debt: Nominal value
Instruments included in gross and net debt: Currency and Deposits; Securities Other than Shares; Loans; Shares and Other Equity; Insurance Technical Reserves; Financial Derivatives; Other Accounts Receivable/Payable; Monetary Gold and SDRs; Other
Primary domestic currency: Costa Rican colón
Data last updated: 09/2021
|
21,346.969 |
24,419.540 |
26,962.126 |
29,100.523 |
30,728.813 |
32,111.969 |
33,226.347 |
34,073.447 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
General government gross debt |
Percent of GDP |
|
See notes for:
General government gross debt (National currency).
|
56.729 |
67.505 |
71.201 |
73.254 |
73.729 |
73.087 |
71.595 |
69.173 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Gross domestic product corresponding to fiscal year, current prices |
National currency |
Billions |
Source: Ministry of Finance and Central Bank.
Latest actual data: 2020
Fiscal assumptions: under the EFF-supported program scenario
Start/end months of reporting year: January/December
GFS Manual used: Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM) 1986. Country has committed to mid-term goals for a transition to the GFSM 2014.
Basis of recording: Cash
General government includes: Central Government;. As of January 1, 2021, the central government definition for Costa Rica has been expanded to include 51 public entities as per Law 9524. Data reported in WEO are adjusted back to 2019 for comparability.
Valuation of public debt: Nominal value
Instruments included in gross and net debt: Currency and Deposits; Securities Other than Shares; Loans; Shares and Other Equity; Insurance Technical Reserves; Financial Derivatives; Other Accounts Receivable/Payable; Monetary Gold and SDRs; Other
Primary domestic currency: Costa Rican colón
Data last updated: 09/2021
|
37,629.641 |
36,174.305 |
37,867.658 |
39,725.604 |
41,678.082 |
43,936.932 |
46,408.777 |
49,258.625 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Current account balance |
U.S. dollars |
Billions |
Source: Central Bank
Latest actual data: 2020
BOP Manual used: Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, sixth edition (BPM6)
Primary domestic currency: Costa Rican colón
Data last updated: 09/2021
|
-1.376 |
-1.349 |
-1.817 |
-1.732 |
-1.739 |
-1.853 |
-1.893 |
-2.023 |
2020 |
Costa Rica |
Current account balance |
Percent of GDP |
|
See notes for:
Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency)
Current account balance (U.S. dollars).
|
-2.147 |
-2.182 |
-2.957 |
-2.690 |
-2.551 |
-2.566 |
-2.479 |
-2.495 |
2020 |