Data for Costa Rica, Upper middle income 

Social

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Most recent value

(2024)

Costa Rica1.3
Upper middle in...2.1

(2024)

Trend
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Most recent value

(2023)

Costa Rica81
Upper middle in...76

(2023)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2024)

Costa Rica5,129,910
Upper middle in...2.82

(2024)

Trend
Population growth (annual %)
Population growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Costa Rica0.5
Upper middle in...0.3

(2024)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2024)

Costa Rica967
Upper middle in...598,920

(2024)

Trend
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Most recent value

(2020)

Costa Rica0.6

(2020)

Trend

Economic

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
GDP (current US$)
GDP (current US$)
Most recent value

(2024 billion)

Costa Rica95.35
Upper middle in...30,986.05

(2024 billion)

Trend
GDP per capita (current US$)
GDP per capita (current US$)
Most recent value

(2024)

Costa Rica18,587.2
Upper middle in...10,996.1

(2024)

Trend
GDP growth (annual %)
GDP growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Costa Rica4.3
Upper middle in...4.2

(2024)

Trend
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Most recent value

(2024)

Costa Rica7.8
Upper middle in...5.6

(2024)

Trend
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Costa Rica-0.4
Upper middle in...3.1

(2024)

Trend
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2024)

Costa Rica0.8
Upper middle in...0.8

(2024)

Trend

Institutions

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Most recent value

(2023)

Costa Rica18
Upper middle in...6

(2023)

Trend
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2001)

Costa Rica39.3

(2001)

Trend
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Most recent value

(2024)

Costa Rica91.0
Upper middle in...69.3

(2024)

Trend
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Most recent value

(2023)

Costa Rica85
Upper middle in...87

(2023)

Trend
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Most recent value

(2024)

Costa Rica49
Upper middle in...27

(2024)

Trend
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2024)

Costa Rica5.6
Upper middle in...0.9

(2024)

Trend
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Upper middle income

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  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • Belize
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Cabo Verde
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Cuba
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Fiji
  • Gabon
  • Georgia
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Indonesia
  • Iran, Islamic Rep.
  • Iraq
  • Jamaica
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kosovo
  • Libya
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Marshall Islands
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Moldova
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • North Macedonia
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Samoa
  • Serbia
  • South Africa
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Suriname
  • Thailand
  • Tonga
  • Turkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • Tuvalu
  • Ukraine