Nominal GDP
$102.90B
current US$ · 2025
World Bank
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Economy Snapshot
Costa Rica Economy and Trade
San JoséLocal time
GDP $102.90B · real growth +4.6% · latest verified annual data
For Costa Rica, the dashboard separates a 2025 nominal GDP reading of $102.90B from the 2025 real-growth rate of +4.6%. The page also records $19,970 of GDP per capita for 2025 and an inflation reading of -0.1% for 2025. Reference years remain attached to each series so readers can compare the figures without treating differently dated measures as one snapshot.
GDP per capita
$19,970
current US$ · 2025
World Bank
Real GDP growth
+4.6%
annual % · 2025
World Bank
Inflation
-0.1%
CPI annual % · 2025
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Costa Rica at a Glance
Reference years stay attached to each measure so current-dollar output, real growth, prices, jobs and trade are not silently mixed.
Output trend
Nominal GDP · annual observations · current US$ · World Bank
2015: $56.44B2016: $58.85B2017: $60.52B2018: $62.57B2019: $64.75B2020: $62.81B2021: $65.59B2022: $71.00B2023: $87.51B2024: $96.72B2025: $102.90B
GDP per capita$19,970
Real growth+4.6%
GDP year2025
2025 Inflation
-0.1%
CPI annual %
2025 Unemployment
6.8%
labor-market measure
2025 GDP per capita
$19,970.1
current US$
Macro signals
Available measures are shown with their reported reference periods.
Macro signals
Latest verified World Bank observations
Real growth2025+4.6%
Unemployment20256.8%
Inflation2025-0.1%
Understand the numbers
What Costa Rica's economic profile is telling you
Costa Rica posted real GDP growth of 4.6 percent in 2025, with nominal output above $100 billion and GDP per capita close to $20,000. The annual CPI series was slightly negative, while modeled unemployment stood at 6.8 percent.
Costa Rica has a diversified export base that includes sophisticated manufactured goods as well as agricultural products and services. The WTO profile confirms 2024 imports, but this page does not publish a merchandise balance without a separately verified matched export total.
Reading the macro data
GDP measures current-dollar economic size. Real growth tracks output after price effects, while CPI inflation and unemployment describe separate price and labor-market conditions.
Reading the trade data
Merchandise exports and imports cover traded goods. They are not combined with services trade or presented as a current-account balance.
Detailed Economic Data
| Indicator | Costa Rica | Reference period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPcurrent US$, market prices | $102.90B | 2025 | Actual |
| GDP per capitacurrent US$ | $19,970.1 | 2025 | Actual |
| Real GDP growthannual % | +4.6% | 2025 | Actual |
| InflationCPI, annual % | -0.1% | 2025 | Actual |
| Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate | 6.8% | 2025 | Estimate |
| Merchandise trade balancematched year required | Not calculated | Unavailable | Unavailable |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Costa Rica's GDP?
Nominal GDP was about $102.90B in 2025 in current US dollars according to the World Bank.
How fast is Costa Rica's economy growing?
Real GDP growth was +4.6% in 2025.
What is inflation in Costa Rica?
The annual CPI reading used here is -0.1% for 2025.
What does merchandise trade show for Costa Rica?
A matched merchandise export and import pair was not independently resolved for this page, so no goods balance is calculated.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
GDP, GDP per capita, real GDP growth, consumer-price inflation and modeled ILO unemployment.
Official data: GDP · GDP per capita · Real growth · Inflation · Unemployment
Matched-year merchandise exports, imports and partner context where independently resolved.
Official data: WTO economy profiles
Each metric keeps its own definition and reference year. Missing data is left unavailable rather than silently substituted.