Basic statistics of Costa Rica, 2023
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LAND, PEOPLE AND ELECTORAL CYCLE |
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Population (million) |
5.2 |
Population density per km² |
102.1 |
(39.2) |
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Under 15 (%) |
19.8 |
(17.0) |
Life expectancy at birth (years, OECD: 2023 or latest) |
81.0 |
(81.0) |
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Over 65 (%) |
11.2 |
(18.3) |
Men (OECD: 2023 or latest) |
78.4 |
(78.3) |
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International migrant stock (% of population, 2020) |
10.2 |
(13.9) |
Women (OECD: 2023 or latest) |
83.6 |
(83.6) |
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Latest 5-year average growth (%) |
0.7 |
(0.4) |
Latest general election |
Feb. 2022 |
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ECONOMY |
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Gross domestic product (GDP) |
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Value added shares (%) |
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In current prices (billion USD) |
86.9 |
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Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
4.1 |
(2.8) |
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In current prices (billion CRC) |
47 059.3 |
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Industry including construction |
22.2 |
(27.2) |
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Latest 5-year average real growth (%) |
3.1 |
(1.7) |
Services |
73.7 |
(70.0) |
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Per capita (thousand USD PPP)² |
28.0 |
(59.0) |
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT Per cent of GDP |
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Expenditure (2022) |
27.6 |
(43.9) |
Gross financial debt (OECD: 2022) |
61.1 |
(109.5) |
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Revenue (2022) |
26.7 |
(39.0) |
Net financial debt (OECD: 2022) |
59.3 |
(67.2) |
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EXTERNAL ACCOUNTS |
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Exchange rate (CRC per USD) |
541.35 |
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Main exports (% of total merchandise exports, 2022) |
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PPP exchange rate (USA = 1) |
323.00 |
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Miscellaneous |
39.2 |
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In per cent of GDP |
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Vegetable |
21.9 |
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Exports of goods and services |
38.9 |
(31.2) |
Food Products |
12.2 |
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Imports of goods and services |
33.6 |
(31.2) |
Main imports (% of total merchandise imports, 2022) |
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Current account balance |
-1.4 |
(-0.3) |
Machinery and electronics |
17.3 |
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Net international investment position |
-43.6 |
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Chemicals |
14.1 |
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Fuels |
12.7 |
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LABOUR MARKET, SKILLS AND INNOVATION |
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Employment rate (aged 15 and over, %) |
52.1 |
(58.0) |
Unemployment rate, Labour Force Survey (aged 15 and over, %) |
8.9 |
(4.8) |
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Men |
63.1 |
(65.5) |
Youth (aged 15-24, %) |
24.8 |
(10.6) |
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Women |
37.7 |
(50.8) |
Long-term unemployed (1 year and over, %) |
1.3 |
(1.0) |
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Participation rate (aged 15 and over, %) |
55.4 |
(60.9) |
Tertiary educational attainment (aged 25-64, %) |
25.3 |
(41.0) |
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Average hours worked per year |
2 171 |
(1 742) |
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP, 2021) |
0.3 |
(2.9) |
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ENVIRONMENT |
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Total primary energy supply per capita (toe) |
0.9 |
(3.7) |
CO₂ emissions from fuel combustion per capita (tonnes) |
1.5 |
(7.6) |
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Renewables (%) |
49.7 |
(12.5) |
Water abstractions per capita (1 000 m³, 2022) |
0.6 |
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Exposure to air pollution (more than 10 μg/m³ of PM 2.5, % of population, 2020) |
99.9 |
(56.5) |
Municipal waste per capita (tonnes, 2022) |
0.3 |
(0.5) |
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SOCIETY |
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Income inequality (Gini coefficient, OECD: latest available) |
0.470 |
(0.315) |
Education outcomes (PISA 2022 score) |
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Relative poverty rate (%, OECD: 2020) |
21.2 |
(11.7) |
Reading |
415 |
(476) |
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Median disposable household income (thousand USD PPP, OECD: 2020) |
10.8 |
(27.5) |
Mathematics |
385 |
(472) |
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Public and private spending (% of GDP) |
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Science |
411 |
(485) |
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Health care |
7.0 |
(9.2) |
Share of women in parliament (%) |
47.4 |
(32.8) |
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Pensions (2020, OECD: 2019) |
6.2 |
(9.5) |
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Education (public spending, % of GNI, 2021) |
6.9 |
(4.4) |
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Note: The year is indicated in parenthesis if it deviates from the year in the main title of this table. Where the OECD aggregate is not provided in the source database, a simple OECD average of latest available data is calculated where data exist for at least 80% of member countries.
1. OECD aggregate refers to weighted average.
Source: Calculations based on data extracted from databases of the following organisations: OECD, International Energy Agency, International Labour Organisation, International Monetary Fund, United Nations, World Bank; and Ministerio de Hacienda.