CFI Data on Costa Rica
We offer a data-driven country report for Costa Rica that explores inter alia population, international trading relationships, energy consumption, GDP growth, current account balances, and R&D investment. Additionally, CFI quotes from the Big Mac Index (courtesy of The Economist) which gives a rough idea of purchasing power parity. Other authoritative sources include The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, The World Bank, and The International Money Fund. Visit us regularly for updates and new sources of key economic information on Costa Rica.
Trade agreement information for Costa Rica
Does Costa Rica belong to any economic unions or free trade areas?
Member of the Central America Integration System (SICA) since 13/12/1991
Other members:
Belize, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
Which trade deals does Costa Rica have through its membership of the SICA?
EU - Central America Association Agreement (from 01/08/2013)
What bilateral trade deals are there between Costa Rica and other countries and economic unions?
Chile - Costa Rica free trade agreement (from 15/02/2002)
Canada - Costa Rica free trade agreement (from 01/11/2002)
China - Costa Rica free trade agreement (from 01/08/2011)
Mexico - Central America free trade agreement (from 01/09/2012)
Costa Rica - Peru free trade agreement (from 01/06/2013)
Costa Rica - Singapore free trade agreement (from 01/07/2013)
EFTA - Central America Free Trade Agreement (from 05/09/2014)
Costa Rica - Columbia free trade agreement (from 01/08/2016)
UK - Central America association agreement (from 01/01/2021)
Implementation dates might vary according to the date of the United Kindom's exit from the European UnionTrade between Costa Rica and the United Kingdom
Source: UK Office for National Statistics, October 2019.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Its population in 2018 was 4,953,199 [1]
In 2015, 38.73% of its total energy
consumption was renewable [2]
In 2018, its GDP grew by 2.66% [2]
In 2018 it had a negative Current
Account Balance of US$bn2.02 [3]
Its unemployment rate in 2018 was 7.92% [3]
Its Expenditure on R&D (as a percentage of
GDP) in 2016 was 0.46% [2]
A Big Mac will set you back the
local equivalent of US$3.77 [4]
Data sources