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World / Costa Rica

Costa Rica

30 indicators in 5 topics, latest figures from 2019 to 2025. Compare Costa Rica with other countries

Economy

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
GDP2025 · current US$$102.90B+6.4%+63.8%+82.3%2nd quartile73 of 185 in 2025 · coverage
GDP per person (PPP)2025 · constant 2021 international $28.4K intl $+4.1%+27.2%+33.8%2nd quartile66 of 184 in 2025 · coverage
GDP growth20254.6%+0.5 pts+8.7 pts+0.9 pts2nd quartile54 of 185 in 2025 · coverage
Inflation (consumer prices)2025-0.1%+0.3 pts−0.8 pts−0.9 ptsLowest quartile157 of 168 in 2025 · coverage
Unemployment rate2025 · modelled ILO estimate6.8%−0.1 pts−9.6 pts−1.6 pts2nd quartile59 of 181 in 2025 · coverage
Trade202571.5% of GDP+1.6 pts+11.7 pts+10.7 pts3rd quartile77 of 137 in 2025 · coverage
Exports202538.8% of GDP+1.3 pts+7.2 pts+8.9 pts2nd quartile65 of 137 in 2025 · coverage

People

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Population20255.2M people+0.4%+2.4%+7.0%3rd quartile126 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Population growth20250.45%−0.03 pts−0.24 pts−0.61 pts3rd quartile143 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Life expectancy at birth202481.0 years+0.2 years+0.7 years+0.8 yearsHighest quartile46 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Births per woman20241.32 births−0.01 births−0.28 births−0.48 birthsLowest quartile187 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Living in cities202579.7% of people+0.4 pts+2.2 pts+4.7 pts2nd quartile59 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Aged 65 and over202512.8% of people+0.5 pts+2.3 pts+4.0 pts2nd quartile76 of 215 in 2025 · coverage

Energy and CO₂

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
CO₂ emissions2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF)8.4 Mt CO₂+3.4%+2.2%+4.1%3rd quartile116 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
Fossil CO₂ emissions2024 · fossil fuels and cement, since 17508.8 Mt CO₂+3.4%+14.4%+13.7%3rd quartile114 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Coal's share of fossil CO₂2024 · coal emissions as a share of all fossil CO₂0.6%−0.3 pts+0.6 pts+0.3 ptsLowest quartile113 of 137 in 2024 · coverage
CO₂ per person2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF)1.63 t CO₂+2.9%−0.4%−3.3%3rd quartile122 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
All greenhouse gases2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF), AR5 weights17.1 Mt CO₂e+2.1%+7.7%+16.2%3rd quartile128 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
Energy use per person20241,121 kg oil eq.+3.9%+12.5%+5.3%3rd quartile87 of 149 in 2024 · coverage
Renewables in final energy202134.2%−2.2 pts+0.1 pts−3.8 pts2nd quartile71 of 212 in 2021 · coverage
Renewables in electricity202199.4%+0.4 pts+2.1 pts+8.8 ptsHighest quartile3 of 203 in 2021 · coverage
Nuclear in electricity20210.0%0.0 pts0.0 pts0.0 ptsHighest quartile33 of 207 in 2021 · coverage
Access to electricity202499.8% of people−0.2 pts+0.1 pts+0.4 pts3rd quartile125 of 214 in 2024 · coverage

Land and air

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Forest202459.1% of land+0.1 pts+0.9 pts+1.5 ptsHighest quartile32 of 209 in 2024 · coverage
Protected areas202528.2% of territory0.0 pts+23.4 pts+25.2 ptsHighest quartile36 of 213 in 2025 · coverage
Fine-particle air pollution (PM2.5)2023 · mean annual exposure17.7 µg/m³−3.0%+0.4%−7.1%2nd quartile100 of 200 in 2023 · coverage

Health, learning and internet

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Health spending20236.9% of GDP−0.3 pts−0.4 pts−0.8 pts2nd quartile86 of 192 in 2023 · coverage
Deaths before age 5202410.4 per 1,000 births+3.0%+14.3%+13.0%3rd quartile118 of 195 in 2024 · coverage
Enrolled in tertiary education201955.0% gross+2.4 pts+4.7 pts–2nd quartile56 of 132 in 2019 · coverage
Using the internet202487.2% of people+1.8 pts+6.0 pts+34.2 pts2nd quartile73 of 182 in 2024 · coverage
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30 indicators. Change is a percent change for totals and levels, and a difference in points or units for rates and shares. "Among countries" ranks Costa Rica against every country with a figure for the same year (1 is the highest value, which is not always the best). In the strip each tick is a country, the dot is Costa Rica, the taller gray tick is the world, and the faint rules are the quartile cuts. "Coverage" shows which countries have figures for which years.

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