Costa Rica recorded a Current Account deficit of 1.40 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Current Account to GDP in Costa Rica averaged -4.76 percent of GDP from 1977 until 2024, reaching an all time high of -1.05 percent of GDP in 1991 and a record low of -15.59 percent of GDP in 1981. source: Consejo Monetario Centroamericanono

Current Account to GDP in Costa Rica is expected to reach -1.80 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Costa Rica Current Account to GDP is projected to trend around -1.90 percent of GDP in 2026 and -2.00 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -1502.00 -1455.90 USD Million Jul 2025
Capital Flows -465.85 -1067.73 USD Million Mar 2025
Current Account -221.80 -652.00 USD Million Mar 2025
Current Account to GDP -1.40 -1.40 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Exports 13049.50 10939.70 USD Million Jul 2025
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt 40129.70 40006.44 USD Million Mar 2025
External Debt to GDP 17.00 16.30 percent of GDP Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment 921.00 1628.20 USD Million Mar 2025
Imports 14551.50 12395.60 USD Million Jul 2025
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Remittances 183.36 148.22 USD Million Mar 2025
Terrorism Index 0.00 0.00 Points Dec 2024



Costa Rica Current Account to GDP
The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-1.40 -1.40 -1.05 -15.59 1977 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly