Costa Rica's economic growth slowed to 4.3% in 2024 from 5.1% in the previous year. This marked the weakest expansion since 2020, mainly weighed down by a decline in export of goods and services. Full Year GDP Growth in Costa Rica averaged 4.29 percent from 1992 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 9.20 percent in 1992 and a record low of -4.30 percent in 2020. source: Central Bank of Costa Rica

Full Year GDP Growth in Costa Rica is expected to reach 3.40 percent by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Costa Rica Full Year GDP Growth is projected to trend around 3.50 percent in 2026 and 3.60 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Full Year GDP Growth 4.30 5.10 percent Dec 2024
GDP 95.35 86.50 USD Billion Dec 2024
GDP Growth Rate YoY 3.90 4.30 percent Mar 2025
GDP Constant Prices 10929774.40 10867302.10 CRC Million Mar 2025
GDP from Agriculture 417557.77 425889.78 CRC Million Mar 2025
GDP from Construction 407973.42 416883.59 CRC Million Mar 2025
GDP from Manufacturing 1592692.17 1576975.46 CRC Million Mar 2025
GDP from Mining 28610.22 29387.56 CRC Million Mar 2025
GDP from Public Administration 377173.65 376089.53 CRC Million Mar 2025
GDP from Services 916965.36 909982.78 CRC Million Mar 2025
GDP from Transport 465677.49 466514.70 CRC Million Mar 2025
GDP from Utilities 261207.86 253627.22 CRC Million Mar 2025
GDP Growth Rate 0.20 1.60 percent Mar 2025
GDP per Capita 14866.58 14318.84 USD Dec 2024
GDP per Capita PPP 26973.44 25989.91 USD Dec 2024
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 1746308.30 1765943.30 CRC Million Mar 2025



Costa Rica Full Year GDP Growth
The biggest sector of Costa Rica’s economy is services, which accounts for 63 percent of GDP. Within services the most important segments are: transport, communication and warehousing (16 percent of GDP); trade, restaurants and hotels (15 percent) and community, personal and social services (9 percent). Manufacturing, mining and quarrying create 21 percent of the wealth. Agriculture, forestry and fishing contribute for 9 percent of the output and construction and water and electricity distribution for the remaining 7 percent.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
4.30 5.10 9.20 -4.30 1992 - 2024 percent Yearly
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