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Costa Rica

CR

San José · pop. 5M · Spanish · Costa Rican colón

Trajectories

economic complexity

#61

A major climb in export sophistication, from #87 in 1995.

2024 · 0.33

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers30
whenvaluechange
1995−0.26
1996low−0.29−0.02 pts
1997−0.14+0.15 pts
1998−0.18−0.04 pts
1999−0.06+0.12 pts
2000−0.02+0.03 pts
20010.10+0.12 pts
2002−0.00−0.10 pts
20030.06+0.06 pts
20040.10+0.04 pts
20050.08−0.02 pts
20060.21+0.13 pts
20070.20−0.02 pts
20080.190 pts
20090.10−0.09 pts
20100.21+0.11 pts
20110.18−0.03 pts
20120.29+0.11 pts
2013high0.33+0.04 pts
20140.32−0.02 pts
20150.25−0.07 pts
20160.23−0.02 pts
20170.21−0.02 pts
20180.23+0.02 pts
20190.26+0.03 pts
20200.17−0.09 pts
20210.18+0.01 pts
20220.16−0.02 pts
20230.23+0.07 pts
2024latest0.33+0.10 pts

economic momentum

$18.6K

Quadrupled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $18.6K

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers35
whenvaluechange
1990low$1,830
1991$2,253+23.2%
1992$2,612+15.9%
1993$2,840+8.7%
1994$3,040+7.0%
1995$3,275+7.8%
1996$3,227−1.5%
1997$3,408+5.6%
1998$3,617+6.2%
1999$3,691+2.0%
2000$3,813+3.3%
2001$3,985+4.5%
2002$4,068+2.1%
2003$4,173+2.6%
2004$4,431+6.2%
2005$4,703+6.1%
2006$5,257+11.8%
2007$6,138+16.8%
2008$6,937+13.0%
2009$6,833−1.5%
2010$8,266+21.0%
2011$9,276+12.2%
2012$10.1K+9.2%
2013$10.8K+6.7%
2014$10.9K+1.0%
2015$11.7K+7.4%
2016$12.1K+3.2%
2017$12.3K+1.9%
2018$12.6K+2.2%
2019$12.9K+2.3%
2020$12.4K−3.8%
2021$12.8K+3.6%
2022$13.6K+6.1%
2023$16.9K+24.3%
2024latest$18.6K+9.7%

prices

−0.4%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · −0.4%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers35
whenvaluechange
199019.0%
1991high28.7%+9.67 pts
199221.8%−6.92 pts
19939.8%−12.0 pts
199413.5%+3.76 pts
199523.2%+9.65 pts
199617.5%−5.68 pts
199713.2%−4.26 pts
199811.7%−1.59 pts
199910.0%−1.61 pts
200011.0%+0.92 pts
200111.3%+0.29 pts
20029.2%−2.09 pts
20039.4%+0.28 pts
200412.3%+2.87 pts
200513.8%+1.48 pts
200611.5%−2.33 pts
20079.4%−2.11 pts
200813.4%+4.07 pts
20097.8%−5.58 pts
20105.7%−2.18 pts
20114.9%−0.78 pts
20124.5%−0.38 pts
20135.2%+0.74 pts
20144.5%−0.71 pts
20150.8%−3.72 pts
2016−0.0%−0.82 pts
20171.6%+1.64 pts
20182.2%+0.60 pts
20192.1%−0.13 pts
20200.7%−1.37 pts
20211.7%+1.00 pts
20228.3%+6.55 pts
20230.5%−7.75 pts
2024latest−0.4%−0.94 pts

demographic curve

1.3 children per woman

Far below replacement: rapid ageing ahead. Fell from 3.6 in 1980.

2024 · 1.3

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
1960high6.7
19616.7−0.9%
19626.5−1.6%
19636.4−2.4%
19646.2−3.1%
19656.0−3.8%
19665.7−4.4%
19675.4−4.9%
19685.0−7.2%
19694.8−3.8%
19704.6−5.2%
19714.4−4.9%
19724.2−4.7%
19734.0−4.0%
19743.9−2.5%
19753.8−2.3%
19763.7−1.5%
19773.7−1.2%
19783.7−1.1%
19793.7−0.3%
19803.6−1.9%
19813.6−0.8%
19823.5−0.4%
19833.5−0.4%
19843.5−0.2%
19853.5−0.2%
19863.5−1.6%
19873.4−2.0%
19883.3−2.1%
19893.2−2.3%
19903.2−2.2%
19913.1−2.9%
19923.0−2.4%
19932.9−2.4%
19942.9−2.4%
19952.8−2.7%
19962.7−3.5%
19972.6−3.4%
19982.5−2.4%
19992.5−1.8%
20002.4−2.7%
20012.3−4.2%
20022.2−6.5%
20032.1−3.6%
20042.0−2.7%
20052.0+0.5%
20061.9−5.0%
20072.0+0.9%
20082.0+1.3%
20092.0−1.4%
20101.8−6.5%
20111.9+2.7%
20121.9−1.4%
20131.8−3.9%
20141.8+1.2%
20151.8−0.2%
20161.7−2.8%
20171.7−1.8%
20181.7−0.5%
20191.6−6.2%
20201.4−9.5%
20211.4−6.6%
20221.3−1.3%
20231.3−0.4%
2024latest1.3−0.9%

Metrics

  1. population
    5M
    117 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $86B
    73 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $16,942
    54 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $0
    149 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. area
    51K km²
    130 of 176
    REST Countries
  6. population density
    98 /km²
    68 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  7. life expectancy
    80.8 yr
    32 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  8. internet access
    85%
    67 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  9. co₂ per capita
    1.6 t
    101 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  10. urbanisation
    80%
    36 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  11. fertility rate
    1.3
    149 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. foreign-born share
    12.2%
    39 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. remittances % of gdp
    0.8%
    103 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  14. r&d % of gdp
    0.3%
    76 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  15. researchers per million
    508
    70 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. scientific articles / yr
    661
    89 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  17. high-tech exports %
    23%
    18 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  18. gini inequality
    46
    130 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  19. youth unemployment
    20%
    121 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  20. adult literacy
    97%
    27 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  21. democracy (v-dem)
    0.81
    7 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  22. clean government
    58
    35 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  23. press freedom
    8.8
    5 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  24. human development
    0.833
    52 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data

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