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Export from Costa Rica
What Costa Rica sells and who buys it, the trade agreements, the steps to export and the organizations that help exporters.
Goods exports
US$22.6 billion
Source: UN Comtrade, Costa Rica exports by destination, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Invest in Costa Rica
The economy at a glance, what to check before you set up, the steps and the organizations that help investors.
Foreign direct investment inflows
US$5.12 billion
Source: UNCTADstat, foreign direct investment flows, Costa Rica, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Find public support
The public and membership bodies that help companies, grouped by what you need, each linking to its own site.
Organizations in this guide
15
Promote:Costa Rica is an independent guide by Promote:Global, not an official government portal. The organizations named here are independent public and membership bodies, not Promote:Global partners, and every link goes to their own site.
Costa Rica at a glance
Population
5.15 million
The World Bank reports a population of 5,152,950 in 2025.
Source: World Bank, Costa Rica population, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDP
US$102.9 billion
The World Bank reports GDP of US$102,904,921,157.48 in 2025, in current dollars.
Source: World Bank, Costa Rica GDP, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDP per person
US$19,970
The World Bank reports GDP per person of US$19,970.1 in 2025, in current dollars.
Source: World Bank, Costa Rica GDP per person, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Real GDP growth
4.6%
The World Bank reports real GDP growth of 4.6 percent in 2025.
Source: World Bank, Costa Rica real GDP growth, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Inflation
0.3%
Consumer prices rose 0.34 percent over the 12 months to September 2026, in the index the central bank republishes from the statistics office.
Source: BCCR, consumer price index table to September 2026 (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of September 2026
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Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of October 31, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.