Costa Rica is a high-income country with a population of 5.13M people. The capital and largest city is San Jose, with 342K residents. Costa Rica shares land borders with Panama and Nicaragua.
Costa Rica ranks 72/197 by GDP ($95.4B) and 62/197 by GDP per capita ($18,587). The top category for both exports and imports is machinery & equipment.
Main facts and rankings
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
Population |
5170484
|
126/197 |
GDP |
$95.4B
2024 |
72/197 |
GDP per capita |
$18,587
2024 |
62/197 |
GDP per capita, PPP |
$30,063
2024 |
73/197 |
Government debt |
$57B
2024 |
69/185 |
Debt-to-GDP ratio |
59.7%
2025 |
83/185 |
Government debt per person |
$11,106
2024 |
51/185 |
Average annual personal income after taxes |
$12,322
2025 |
64/197 |
Land area | 19,714 sq mi | 126/197 |
Population density | 260.2 ppl/mi² | 91/197 |
Fertility rate | 1.33 | 171/196 |
Median age | 35.6 years | 72/196 |
Life expectancy | 81.2 years | 39/197 |
Costa Rica trends dashboard: time-series charts
Year | GDP |
---|---|
1960 | $507,513,830 |
1961 | $490,325,182 |
1962 | $479,180,824 |
1963 | $511,902,137 |
1964 | $542,578,367 |
1965 | $592,981,162 |
1966 | $647,305,630 |
1967 | $699,456,619 |
1968 | $773,841,494 |
1969 | $853,630,204 |
1970 | $984,830,158 |
1971 | $1,077,147,538 |
1972 | $1,238,251,696 |
1973 | $1,528,925,846 |
1974 | $1,666,544,754 |
1975 | $1,960,863,466 |
1976 | $2,412,555,426 |
1977 | $3,072,427,013 |
1978 | $3,523,208,810 |
1979 | $4,035,519,323 |
1980 | $4,831,447,001 |
1981 | $2,623,803,096 |
1982 | $2,606,623,555 |
1983 | $3,146,772,631 |
1984 | $3,660,477,856 |
1985 | $3,919,203,960 |
1986 | $4,418,983,871 |
1987 | $4,532,952,047 |
1988 | $4,614,629,898 |
1989 | $5,251,025,767 |
1990 | $5,711,687,787 |
1991 | $7,215,725,487 |
1992 | $8,579,754,758 |
1993 | $9,564,815,975 |
1994 | $10,489,903,725 |
1995 | $11,578,594,260 |
1996 | $11,678,424,507 |
1997 | $12,614,602,382 |
1998 | $13,684,255,947 |
1999 | $14,254,866,285 |
2000 | $15,013,629,662 |
2001 | $15,976,174,337 |
2002 | $16,578,820,687 |
2003 | $17,271,760,507 |
2004 | $18,610,594,846 |
2005 | $20,040,642,477 |
2006 | $22,715,540,324 |
2007 | $26,884,700,709 |
2008 | $30,801,745,700 |
2009 | $30,745,714,313 |
2010 | $37,658,616,952 |
2011 | $42,762,613,699 |
2012 | $47,231,655,432 |
2013 | $50,949,668,842 |
2014 | $52,016,408,854 |
2015 | $56,441,920,821 |
2016 | $58,847,019,610 |
2017 | $60,516,044,657 |
2018 | $62,420,164,992 |
2019 | $64,417,670,521 |
2020 | $62,395,610,760 |
2021 | $64,960,725,734 |
2022 | $69,243,626,029 |
2023 | $86,497,941,439 |
2024 | $95,350,423,177 |
Year | GDP per capita |
---|---|
1960 | $382 |
1961 | $356 |
1962 | $335 |
1963 | $346 |
1964 | $354 |
1965 | $374 |
1966 | $395 |
1967 | $414 |
1968 | $445 |
1969 | $477 |
1970 | $536 |
1971 | $570 |
1972 | $639 |
1973 | $769 |
1974 | $817 |
1975 | $937 |
1976 | $1,123 |
1977 | $1,393 |
1978 | $1,556 |
1979 | $1,735 |
1980 | $2,021 |
1981 | $1,068 |
1982 | $1,032 |
1983 | $1,213 |
1984 | $1,372 |
1985 | $1,429 |
1986 | $1,569 |
1987 | $1,567 |
1988 | $1,555 |
1989 | $1,725 |
1990 | $1,830 |
1991 | $2,253 |
1992 | $2,612 |
1993 | $2,840 |
1994 | $3,040 |
1995 | $3,275 |
1996 | $3,227 |
1997 | $3,408 |
1998 | $3,617 |
1999 | $3,691 |
2000 | $3,813 |
2001 | $3,985 |
2002 | $4,068 |
2003 | $4,173 |
2004 | $4,431 |
2005 | $4,703 |
2006 | $5,257 |
2007 | $6,138 |
2008 | $6,937 |
2009 | $6,833 |
2010 | $8,266 |
2011 | $9,276 |
2012 | $10,127 |
2013 | $10,803 |
2014 | $10,911 |
2015 | $11,715 |
2016 | $12,091 |
2017 | $12,317 |
2018 | $12,590 |
2019 | $12,885 |
2020 | $12,394 |
2021 | $12,838 |
2022 | $13,626 |
2023 | $16,942 |
2024 | $18,587 |
Costa Rica's life expectancy calculator
Year | Life expectancy, years |
---|---|
1950 | 57.5 |
1951 | 57.8 |
1952 | 58.1 |
1953 | 59.1 |
1954 | 59.9 |
1955 | 60.5 |
1956 | 61.2 |
1957 | 61.6 |
1958 | 62.3 |
1959 | 62.9 |
1960 | 63.5 |
1961 | 63.9 |
1962 | 64.2 |
1963 | 64.3 |
1964 | 64.5 |
1965 | 64.8 |
1966 | 65.1 |
1967 | 65.6 |
1968 | 65.8 |
1969 | 66.4 |
1970 | 66.8 |
1971 | 67.4 |
1972 | 68 |
1973 | 68.7 |
1974 | 69.4 |
1975 | 70.3 |
1976 | 70.9 |
1977 | 71.5 |
1978 | 72 |
1979 | 72.5 |
1980 | 73 |
1981 | 73.4 |
1982 | 73.9 |
1983 | 74.2 |
1984 | 74.6 |
1985 | 74.8 |
1986 | 74.9 |
1987 | 75.2 |
1988 | 75.5 |
1989 | 75.9 |
1990 | 76.1 |
1991 | 76.2 |
1992 | 76.4 |
1993 | 76.3 |
1994 | 76.3 |
1995 | 76.4 |
1996 | 76.4 |
1997 | 76.6 |
1998 | 76.9 |
1999 | 77.1 |
2000 | 77.3 |
2001 | 77.6 |
2002 | 77.9 |
2003 | 78.2 |
2004 | 78.5 |
2005 | 78.9 |
2006 | 79 |
2007 | 79.1 |
2008 | 79.2 |
2009 | 79.4 |
2010 | 79.4 |
2011 | 79.6 |
2012 | 79.9 |
2013 | 80.2 |
2014 | 80.2 |
2015 | 80.4 |
2016 | 80 |
2017 | 80 |
2018 | 80.1 |
2019 | 80.3 |
2020 | 79.7 |
2021 | 78.1 |
2022 | 79.3 |
2023 | 80.8 |
2024 | 81 |
2025 | 81.2 |
Costa Rica's population clock and projection
Year | Population |
---|---|
1960 | 1,327,496 |
1961 | 1,377,920 |
1962 | 1,429,445 |
1963 | 1,481,604 |
1964 | 1,533,960 |
1965 | 1,586,208 |
1966 | 1,638,116 |
1967 | 1,689,523 |
1968 | 1,739,731 |
1969 | 1,789,276 |
1970 | 1,838,949 |
1971 | 1,888,539 |
1972 | 1,938,248 |
1973 | 1,988,343 |
1974 | 2,039,643 |
1975 | 2,092,719 |
1976 | 2,147,774 |
1977 | 2,205,025 |
1978 | 2,264,510 |
1979 | 2,326,490 |
1980 | 2,390,633 |
1981 | 2,456,637 |
1982 | 2,524,806 |
1983 | 2,595,153 |
1984 | 2,667,595 |
1985 | 2,741,894 |
1986 | 2,817,216 |
1987 | 2,892,699 |
1988 | 2,968,103 |
1989 | 3,043,827 |
1990 | 3,121,706 |
1991 | 3,202,176 |
1992 | 3,284,258 |
1993 | 3,367,434 |
1994 | 3,451,122 |
1995 | 3,535,176 |
1996 | 3,619,013 |
1997 | 3,701,711 |
1998 | 3,782,838 |
1999 | 3,862,101 |
2000 | 3,937,739 |
2001 | 4,008,947 |
2002 | 4,075,705 |
2003 | 4,138,784 |
2004 | 4,200,078 |
2005 | 4,261,240 |
2006 | 4,321,340 |
2007 | 4,380,248 |
2008 | 4,440,056 |
2009 | 4,499,791 |
2010 | 4,555,962 |
2011 | 4,609,833 |
2012 | 4,663,934 |
2013 | 4,716,147 |
2014 | 4,767,119 |
2015 | 4,818,038 |
2016 | 4,866,998 |
2017 | 4,913,177 |
2018 | 4,957,818 |
2019 | 4,999,553 |
2020 | 5,034,320 |
2021 | 5,059,988 |
2022 | 5,081,765 |
2023 | 5,105,525 |
2024 | 5,129,910 |
Costa Rica's birth and fertility rates
Year | Fertility rate |
---|---|
1960 | 6.71 |
1961 | 6.65 |
1962 | 6.54 |
1963 | 6.39 |
1964 | 6.19 |
1965 | 5.96 |
1966 | 5.7 |
1967 | 5.42 |
1968 | 5.03 |
1969 | 4.84 |
1970 | 4.59 |
1971 | 4.36 |
1972 | 4.16 |
1973 | 3.99 |
1974 | 3.89 |
1975 | 3.8 |
1976 | 3.75 |
1977 | 3.7 |
1978 | 3.66 |
1979 | 3.65 |
1980 | 3.58 |
1981 | 3.56 |
1982 | 3.54 |
1983 | 3.53 |
1984 | 3.52 |
1985 | 3.51 |
1986 | 3.45 |
1987 | 3.38 |
1988 | 3.31 |
1989 | 3.24 |
1990 | 3.17 |
1991 | 3.08 |
1992 | 3 |
1993 | 2.93 |
1994 | 2.86 |
1995 | 2.78 |
1996 | 2.68 |
1997 | 2.59 |
1998 | 2.53 |
1999 | 2.48 |
2000 | 2.41 |
2001 | 2.31 |
2002 | 2.16 |
2003 | 2.08 |
2004 | 2.03 |
2005 | 2.04 |
2006 | 1.94 |
2007 | 1.95 |
2008 | 1.98 |
2009 | 1.95 |
2010 | 1.83 |
2011 | 1.88 |
2012 | 1.85 |
2013 | 1.78 |
2014 | 1.8 |
2015 | 1.8 |
2016 | 1.75 |
2017 | 1.71 |
2018 | 1.71 |
2019 | 1.6 |
2020 | 1.45 |
2021 | 1.35 |
2022 | 1.34 |
2023 | 1.33 |
Year | Median age, years |
---|---|
1960 | 16.8 |
1961 | 16.8 |
1962 | 16.7 |
1963 | 16.7 |
1964 | 16.7 |
1965 | 16.7 |
1966 | 16.8 |
1967 | 16.9 |
1968 | 17.1 |
1969 | 17.3 |
1970 | 17.6 |
1971 | 17.8 |
1972 | 18.1 |
1973 | 18.4 |
1974 | 18.6 |
1975 | 18.9 |
1976 | 19.2 |
1977 | 19.5 |
1978 | 19.7 |
1979 | 20 |
1980 | 20.3 |
1981 | 20.6 |
1982 | 20.9 |
1983 | 21.2 |
1984 | 21.4 |
1985 | 21.6 |
1986 | 21.8 |
1987 | 22.1 |
1988 | 22.3 |
1989 | 22.5 |
1990 | 22.7 |
1991 | 22.9 |
1992 | 23.2 |
1993 | 23.4 |
1994 | 23.6 |
1995 | 23.9 |
1996 | 24.1 |
1997 | 24.4 |
1998 | 24.7 |
1999 | 24.9 |
2000 | 25.2 |
2001 | 25.5 |
2002 | 25.9 |
2003 | 26.3 |
2004 | 26.7 |
2005 | 27 |
2006 | 27.4 |
2007 | 27.8 |
2008 | 28.2 |
2009 | 28.6 |
2010 | 29 |
2011 | 29.4 |
2012 | 29.8 |
2013 | 30.3 |
2014 | 30.7 |
2015 | 31.2 |
2016 | 31.7 |
2017 | 32.1 |
2018 | 32.6 |
2019 | 33 |
2020 | 33.5 |
2021 | 34 |
2022 | 34.5 |
2023 | 35.1 |
2024 | 35.6 |
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Costa Rica: National Statistics
Finance
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
GNI, Atlas method |
$80.2B
2024 |
76/194 |
Government expenditure, % of GDP |
18.3%
2025 |
169/195 |
Education expenditure, % of GDP |
6.25%
2021 |
21/193 |
Armed forces personnel |
10,000
2020 |
132/174 |
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-3.23%
2025 |
105/188 |
Unemployment rate |
6.94%
2024 |
64/196 |
Services, % of GDP |
68.8%
2024 |
31/191 |
Industry, % of GDP |
19.7%
2024 |
132/194 |
Economic freedom index |
68.6
2025 |
47/197 |
Income share by richest 10% |
34.2%
2024 |
21/169 |
Income share by poorest 10% |
1.7%
2024 |
150/169 |
Listed domestic companies |
9
2022 |
99/103 |
Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$2.23B
2022 |
90/100 |
Total reserves including gold |
$14.2B
2024 |
70/177 |
Personal remittances received |
$725M
2024 |
98/190 |
International tourist arrivals |
1,146,500
2020 |
84/188 |
International tourism as share of exports |
7.41%
2020 |
78/184 |
Banked people share |
71.4%
2024 |
78/158 |
Energy
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
1,025 kg
2023 |
92/177 |
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$27.4
2023 |
12/173 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
8.57 megatons
2023 |
114/187 |
CO2 emissions per capita |
1.68 tons
2023 |
114/187 |
Fossil fuel energy use share |
51.6%
2023 |
106/176 |
Renewable energy use share |
34.2%
2021 |
72/193 |
Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
37.7%
2023 |
10/147 |
Net energy imports use share |
60.4%
2023 |
37/144 |
Electric power consumption per capita |
2,206 kWh
2023 |
81/147 |
Renewable electricity output share |
99.4%
2021 |
5/192 |
Hydroelectric share |
69.3%
2023 |
28/192 |
Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
65/192 |
Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
23/195 |
Society
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
% of world population |
0.06%
2024 |
126/197 |
Annual migration change |
+967
2024 |
69/196 |
Urban population |
83.2%
2024 |
39/195 |
Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
N/A |
Average male height |
5.71 ft
2025 |
85/190 |
Average female height |
5.26 ft
2025 |
98/190 |
Quality of life index |
65
2025 |
57/197 |
Corruption Perceptions Index |
58
2024 |
52/197 |
Higher education index |
73
2025 |
52/183 |
Homicides per 100K people |
17.7
2023 |
20/197 |
Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
14.8
2019 |
99/197 |
Visa free countries |
144
2025 |
60/195 |
Adult literacy rate |
98%
2021 |
71/196 |
English speaking |
8.15%
2023 |
134/197 |
People using the Internet |
85.4%
2023 |
76/195 |
Health
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
Government health expenditure per capita |
$979
2022 |
63/191 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$219.6
2022 |
66/191 |
Life expectancy |
81.2 years
2025 |
39/197 |
Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
0.03%
2022 |
142/178 |
Physicians per 1,000 people |
2.64
2022 |
65/193 |
Maternal mortality per 100K births |
24
2023 |
119/193 |
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
10.5
2023 |
118/192 |
Obesity rate |
32.3%
2022 |
42/189 |
Diabetes prevalence |
9.8%
2024 |
82/195 |
Air quality index |
80
2025 |
41/197 |
Tobacco use prevalence |
8.9%
2022 |
140/164 |
Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
3.4 liters
2020 |
112/186 |
Territory
|
Rank | |
---|---|---|
% of world land |
0.03%
2025 |
126/197 |
Land area per capita |
3,843 sq mi
2024 |
107/197 |
Agricultural land area |
6,534 sq mi
2025 |
125/194 |
Forest area |
11,907 sq mi
2025 |
90/196 |
Roads length |
3,129 mi
2017 |
129/175 |
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