Costa Rica

Official Name: The Republic of Costa Rica
Sovereign Status: Sovereign Country
Government Type: Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language): Republica de Costa Rica
ISO Country Codes: CR : CRI
Internet Domain: .cr
Government Web Site: https://www.presidencia.go.cr/
Capital: San Jose Main Airports: Tobías Bolaños International Airport
Language(s): Spanish Population: 5,151,140
Currency: Costa Rican Colon ISO Currency Code: CRC
Telephone Dial In: +506 ID Prefix: 00




Costa Rica

Government Website: https://www.presidencia.go.cr/
Sovereign Ratings: https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/costa-rica
Central Bank: Banco Central de Costa Rica
Currency USD Exchange Rate: 573.5 Costa Rican colones (CRC) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate: 8.1% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line: 21.7% (2014 est.)
Inflation Rate: 2% (2019 est.)
Prime Lending Rate: 8.70% (2019 - World Bank)
GDP: $61.855 billion (2019 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP): $19,642 (2019 est.)
Currency Name: Costa Rican Colon
Currency Code: CRC
World Bank Classification: Upper Middle Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture: 5.5% bananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental plants, sugar, corn, rice, beans, potatoes; beef, poultry, dairy; timber
Industry: 18.6% medical equipment, food processing, textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer, plastic products
Services: 75.9%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook




Financial Exchanges:
Stock & Securities Exchange: Bolsa Nacional de Valores ;

National Statistics Office:


Costa Rica


Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Business Language(s): Spanish
Customs & Excise: Ministerio de Hacienda
Development Bank(s): Development Bank of Latin America; Inter-American Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau: Instituto de Normas Técnicas de Costa Rica
Competitive Ind’l Performance: 62/141 (2019) Corruption Perceptions Index: 42/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 74/190 (2019) Enabling Trade Index: 57/136 (2016)
Global Trade Alert Search ITC's Lega Carta
World Bank Logistics Performance Index



Export Credit & Insurance Show

N/A

Investment & Export Promotion Show

Export Promotion Agency: ProComer ; Investment Agency: Costa Rican Investment & Development Board ;



Regional Trade Agreements & Organisations: