Country profile
Costa Rica
Americas · Capital: San José · Currency: Costa Rican colón (CRC)
Costa Rica is a country in Americas, with its capital at San José. It has a GDP of $96.72B (2024), a population of 5.2M (2025), a GDP per capita of $18,853.
- GDP
- $96.72B
- GDP per capita
- $18,853
- Population
- 5.2M
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $33,815
2024 · #73 of 200
2024 · #68 of 200
2025 · #126 of 216
2025 · #66 of 185
Economy
- GDP
- $96.72B2024 · #73
- GDP per capita
- $18,8532024 · #68
- GDP growth
- 4.08%2024 · #67
- Inflation
- -0.41%2024 · #4
- Unemployment
- 6.84%2025 · #123
- Population
- 5.2M2025 · #126
- GDP (PPP)
- $174.25B2025 · #83
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $33,8152025 · #66
- Gini index
- 45.52025 · #147
- Government debt
- 61.1%2026 · #112
People
- Median age
- 35.5 yrs2024 · #96
- Fertility rate
- 1.3 children/woman2024 · #188
- Urbanization
- 79.7%2025 · #59
- Net migration
- +1,000/yr2025 · #64
- Life expectancy
- 81.0 yrs2024 · #46
- HDI
- 0.8332023 · #62
- Homicide rate
- 17.7 per 100k2023 · #157
Money
- Minimum wage
- $754/mo2024 · #27
- Minimum wage (PPP)
- $1,122/mo2024 · #30
- Corporate tax
- 30%2024 · #27
- Top income tax
- 25%2024 · #102
- Big Mac index
- $6.042026-01 · #12
Figures
- Internet users
- 87.2%2024 · #73
- CO₂ per capita
- 1.6 t2024 · #122
- Area
- 51,100 km²#131
- Population density
- 101 /km²2025 · #104
- McDonald's
- 792024 · #50
- Unicorn startups
- 02026-03
- Billionaires
- 02026
- Passport power
- 149 destinations2026 · #60
- Corruption index
- 58/1002024 · #44
- Renewable energy
- 34.2%2021 · #71
Globenomics Company Index
The largest companies headquartered in Costa Rica.
- 1Constructora MecoConstruction industry7,000 employees