Data for Costa Rica, Latin America & Caribbean 

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
Latin America &...4.5

(2024)

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

(2023)

Costa Rica81
Latin America &...76

(2023)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2024)

Costa Rica5,129,910
Latin America &...662,186,388

(2024)

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

(2024)

Costa Rica0.5
Latin America &...0.7

(2024)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2025)

Costa Rica1,000
Latin America &...-401,848

(2025)

Trend
Most recent value

(2020)

Costa Rica0.629

(2020)

Trend

Economic

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

(2024 billion)

Costa Rica95.35
Latin America &...7,110.32

(2024 billion)

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

(2024)

Costa Rica18,587.2
Latin America &...10,737.6

(2024)

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

(2024)

Costa Rica4.3
Latin America &...2.3

(2024)

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

(2025)

Costa Rica6.8
Latin America &...5.5

(2025)

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

(2024)

Costa Rica-0.4
Latin America &...3.5

(2024)

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

(2024)

Costa Rica0.8
Latin America &...2.5

(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
Latin America &...20

(2023)

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

(2001)

Costa Rica39.3
Latin America &...69.1

(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

(2024)

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

(2023)

Costa Rica85
Latin America &...84

(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
Latin America &...36

(2024)

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

(2024)

Costa Rica5.6
Latin America &...2.8

(2024)

Trend
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Latin America & Caribbean

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  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
  • Curacao
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Jamaica
  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Puerto Rico (US)
  • Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Martin (French part)
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Suriname
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Uruguay
  • Venezuela, RB
  • Virgin Islands (U.S.)