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Country statistical profile: Costa Rica 2022/2
Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD - ISSN 2075-2288 - © OECD 2022
| | Country statistical profile: Costa Rica 2022 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 16 616 | 17 649 | 19 119 | 20 368 | 21 313 | 22 598 | ||
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 15 930 | 16 894 | 18 313 | 19 304 | 20 160 | 21 244 | ||
| | Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 3.3 | 4.6 | 7.4 | 7.5 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 | -4.1 | 7.8 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 0.7 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | Annual growth % | 3.9 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | -8.2 | ||
| | Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| | Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.8 | |||
| | Industry including energy | % | 16.9 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.3 | ||
| | Construction | % | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | ||
| | Trade, repairs, transport, accomm., food services | % | 17.8 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.2 | ||
| | Information, communication | % | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | ||
| | Finance and insurance | % | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.9 | ||
| | Real estate | % | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.5 | ||
| | Professional, scientific, support services | % | 11.5 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 13.4 | ||
| | Public admin., defence, education, health, social work | % | 20.2 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 19.9 | ||
| | Other services (ISIC Rev.4 R - U) | % | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | ||
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | -1.4 | -2.4 | -2.3 | -3.3 | -2.7 | -2.7 | .. | |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 30.6 | 29.7 | 30.3 | 29.7 | 30.6 | 40.9 | 40.9 | .. |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 31.9 | 31.9 | 32.4 | 32.8 | 33.2 | 34.3 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Government/compulsory expenditure on health | % of GDP | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.3 | .. | .. | ||
| | Voluntary expenditure on health | % of GDP | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | .. | .. | |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | .. |
| | Official Development Assistance - grant equivalent | % of GNI | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Official Development Assistance - flows basis | % of GNI | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 22.6 | 22.9 | 23.5 | 23.0 | 23.2 | 23.6 | 22.9 | .. |
| | Tax on personal income | % of GDP | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | .. |
| | Tax on corporate profits | % of GDP | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.9 | .. |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.6 | .. |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 33.8 | 30.8 | 30.9 | 32.3 | 33.2 | 31.4 | ||
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 31.4 | 30.0 | 31.3 | 32.8 | 33.7 | 34.3 | ||
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | -6.3 | -6.8 | -5.6 | -5.9 | -6.7 | -5.7 | -2.7 | -5.2 |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 17.6 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 16.8 | 18.2 | 17.6 | 15.2 | 20.9 |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 11.2 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 15.7 |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 7.1 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 8.0 | 9.0 |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | -4.7 | -3.4 | -2.1 | -3.6 | -3.0 | -1.2 | -1.3 | -3.2 |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 2 035 | 2 813 | 2 866 | 3 023 | 3 219 | 3 446 | 4 074 | 4 289 |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 24 381 | 30 647 | 33 869 | 36 743 | 39 393 | 43 564 | 46 617 | 49 941 |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 2 927 | 2 752 | 2 204 | 2 778 | 2 487 | 2 812 | 1 757 | 3 324 |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 109 | 211 | 77 | 126 | 53 | 117 | 112 | 215 |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 4.5 | 1.3 | -1.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 9.1 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 9.82 | 10.06 | 8.91 | .. | 10.34 | 10.35 | .. | .. |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | CRC tln | 353.24 | 353.96 | 343.01 | 340.99 | 337.90 | 331.17 | 320.85 | 314.62 |
| | Exchange rates | CRC tln | 538.32 | 534.57 | 544.74 | 567.51 | 576.97 | 587.29 | 584.90 | 620.78 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD=100 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 59 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.3 | .. | .. |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.06 | .. | .. |
| | Renewable energy | Ktoe | 2 621.6 | 2 604.5 | 2 560.3 | 2 408.6 | 2 276.3 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | Households with access to computers | % | 52.3 | 53.2 | 51.7 | 51.0 | 49.9 | 50.5 | .. | |
| | Households with access to internet | % | 55.0 | 60.2 | 64.8 | 68.6 | 86.3 | 84.7 | .. | |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstactions | Mln m3 | 1 656 | 1 993 | 2 923 | 2 833 | 3 054 | 3 139 | 3 136 | .. |
| | National fish landings in domestic ports | '000 tonnes | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | .. | .. | .. |
| | National fish landings in foreign ports | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | ||||||
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 1 788 | 1 877 | 1 218 | 1 267 | 1 462 | 1 344 | 1 459 | .. |
| | Municipal waste total per capita | Kg | 373 | 387 | 249 | 256 | 292 | 266 | 286 | .. |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | .. | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: primary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: secondary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 15.7 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 20.2 | 18.6 | 17.9 | 13.6 | .. |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 21.6 | 22.5 | 24.6 | 20.5 | 24.9 | 23.0 | 21.1 | .. |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 36.1 | 35.3 | 33.2 | 33.6 | 33.7 | 30.8 | 25.8 | 27.4 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 74.2 | 73.1 | 71.6 | 72.4 | 73.4 | 74.7 | 67.3 | 70.2 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 55.8 | 54.4 | 50.8 | 53.3 | 55.4 | 58.1 | 50.2 | 51.6 |
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 19.0 | 18.2 | 15.6 | 16.5 | 17.9 | 19.1 | 17.7 | .. |
| | Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 24.4 | 24.3 | 23.4 | 24.3 | 25.1 | 26.6 | .. | .. |
| | Self-employment rate: male employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Self-employment rate: female employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 19.6 | 16.4 |
| | Unemployment rate: male labour force | % | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 15.6 | 12.7 |
| | Unemployment rate: female labour force | % | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 15.3 | 25.7 | 22.0 |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 15.9 | 15.9 | 16.7 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 12.9 | 7.7 | .. |
| | Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 6.1 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 2.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 2 122 | 2 148 | 2 205 | 2 179 | 2 121 | 2 060 | 1 913 | .. |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 4 773 | 4 832 | 4 890 | 4 947 | 5 003 | 5 058 | 5 111 | .. |
| | Population growth rates | % | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .. |
| | Total fertitity rates | Children | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | .. |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 23.4 | 23.0 | 22.7 | 22.4 | 22.2 | 22.0 | 21.8 | .. |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.9 | .. |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 79.8 | 79.9 | 80.1 | 80.2 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 80.7 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 77.2 | 77.4 | 77.5 | 77.6 | 77.8 | 77.9 | 78.1 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 82.3 | 82.4 | 82.6 | 82.7 | 82.9 | 83.0 | 83.2 | .. |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.0 | .. |
| | Overweight or obese, % of population aged 15 and over | Measured | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Suicide Rates | Per 100 000 persons | 5.8 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 5.7 | .. | 7.7 | .. | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Road Fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Last updated: 17 May 2022; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer | ||||||||||
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| Source: OECD Data (data.oecd.org). | ||||||||||