| COSTA RICA: Economic and financial data | ||||||
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| Real Sector | Fiscal Sector | Financial Sector | External Sector | Population | ||
| Observations | ||||||
| SDDS
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| REAL SECTOR | ||||||
| NATIONAL ACCOUNTS 1/ | ||||||
| GDP (current prices) | Millions of colones | Q4/25 | 13 765 072,2 | 12 740 571,7 | 8 094 980,9 | BCCR |
| Household final expenditure | Millions of colones | Q4/25 | 8 531 594,9 | 8 115 185,1 | 5,1 | |
| General Goverment final expenditure | Millions of colones | Q4/25 | 2 004 748,0 | 1 718 237,9 | 16,7 | |
| Gross fixed capital formation | Millions of colones | Q4/25 | 2 294 717,4 | 2 014 118,7 | 13,9 | |
| Change in inventories | Millions of colones | Q4/25 | -27 666,3 | 188 696,3 | -114,7 | |
| Exports of goods | Millions of colones | Q4/25 | 2 982 414,4 | 3 067 606,7 | -2,8 | |
| Exports of services | Millions of colones | Q4/25 | 2 186 683,3 | 1 996 652,1 | 9,5 | |
| Imports of goods | Millions of colones | Q4/25 | 2 993 164,3 | 3 114 761,9 | -3,9 | |
| Imports of services | Millions of colones | Q4/25 | 1 214 255,2 | 1 245 163,1 | -2,5 | |
| GDP (constant prices) | Chained million
colones reference 2012 colones |
Q4/25 | 13 794 512,4 | 12 956 043,6 | 6,5 | BCCR |
| Household final expenditure | Chained million
colones reference 2012 colones |
Q4/25 | 8 727 374,2 | 8 201 971,4 | 6,4 | |
| General Goverment final expenditure | Chained million
colones reference 2012 colones |
Q4/25 | 1 785 794,4 | 1 742 531,9 | 2,5 | |
| Gross fixed capital formation | Chained million
colones reference 2012 colones |
Q4/25 | 2 663 530,8 | 2 287 873,9 | 16,4 | |
| Exports of goods | Chained million
colones reference 2012 colones |
Q4/25 | 3 772 294,6 | 3 842 040,2 | -1,8 | |
| Exports of services | Chained million
colones reference 2012 colones |
Q4/25 | 1 997 706,1 | 2 283 190,0 | -12,5 | |
| Imports of goods | Chained million
colones reference 2012 colones |
Q4/25 | 3 885 580,4 | 3 960 744,1 | -1,9 | |
| Imports of services | Chained million
colones reference 2012 colones |
Q4/25 | 1 238 448,0 | 1 469 463,5 | -15,7 | |
| PRODUCTION INDEX | ||||||
| Production
index (Monthly Economic Activity Index 1/) |
2012 = 100 | Jan/25 | 117,7 | 117,3 | 0,3 | BCCR |
| LABOR MARKET | ||||||
| Employment 2/ | Thousand of persons |
Q4/25 | 2 183,5 | 2 206,6 | -1,0 | BCCR |
| Unemployment 2/ | ||||||
| Total | Thousand of persons |
Q4/25 | 147,5 | 134,5 | 9,7 | BCCR |
| Rate | % of labor force | Q4/25 | 6,5 | 5,7 | 14,0 | BCCR |
| Wages/earnings 2/ | Average monthly salaries in colones |
Q4/25 | 533,1 | 533,3 | 0,0 | INEC |
| Consumer price index | Dec. 2020 = 100 | Feb/26 | 107,8 | 108,0 | -0,2 | BCCR |
| Producer price index | 2012 = 100 | Feb/26 | 136,6 | 136,6 | 0,0 | BCCR |
| Real Sector | Fiscal Sector | Financial Sector | External Sector | Population | ||
| Observations | ||||||
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| FISCAL SECTOR | ||||||
| General Government or Public Sector Operations 1/ 8/ | M. Hacienda | |||||
| Revenue | Millions of colones | 2024 | 12 971 245,8 | 12 133 343,1 | 6,9 | |
| Expenditure | Millions of colones | 2024 | 14 236 583,9 | 12 774 406,2 | 11,4 | |
| Net lending | Millions of colones | 2024 | -1 265 338,1 | -1 887,9 | ||
| Balance, deficit(-), surplus(+) of the Nonfinancial Public Enterprises | Millions of colones | 2024 | 460 131,4 | 412 031,5 | ||
| Balance, deficit (-), surplus (+) of the Nonfinancial Public Sector (NFPS) | Millions of colones | 2024 | -862 487,4 | -641 063,1 | ||
| Financing NFPS | Millions of colones | 2024 | 1 080 613,9 | 642 181,0 | ||
| * Domestic financing | Millions of colones | 2024 | 552 547,5 | -512 469,8 | ||
| ** Bank | Millions of colones | 2024 | -416 061,4 | -508 016,0 | ||
| ** Non-bank | Millions of colones | 2024 | 968 608,8 | 579 556,0 | ||
| * External financing | Millions of colones | 2024 | 528 066,5 | 1 154 650,9 | ||
| * Residual 3/ | Millions of colones | 2024 | -218 126,6 | -1 117,9 | ||
| Central Government operations /8 | M. Hacienda | |||||
| Revenue | Millions of colones |
Dec/25 | 864 150,9 | 531 946,7 | 62,5 | |
| Expenditure 4/ | Millions of colones |
Dec/25 | 1 058 546,1 | 762 345,7 | 38,9 | |
| Balance, deficit(-), surplus(+) | Millions of colones |
Dec/25 | -194 395,2 | -230 399,0 | ||
| Residual | Millions of colones |
Dec/25 | 0,0 | 0,0 | ||
| Financing | Millions of colones |
Dec/25 | 194 395,2 | 230 399,0 | ||
| * Domestic financing | Millions of colones |
Dec/25 | 183 676,5 | 234 889,8 | M. Hacienda | |
| ** Banks | Millions of colones |
Dec/25 | 100 988,1 | -392 084,9 | ||
| ** Non-banks | Millions of colones |
Dec/25 | 82 688,4 | 626 974,7 | ||
| * External financing | Millions of colones |
Dec/25 | 10 718,7 | -4 490,9 | ||
| Central Government debt | ||||||
| Gross outstanding debt | Millions of US dollars |
Feb/26 | 67 305,2 | 62 593,9 | 7,5 | M. Hacienda |
| * Gross domestic debt | Millions of US dollars |
Feb/26 | 51 734,0 | 47 096,4 | 9,8 | M. Hacienda |
| ** Short term | Millions of US dollars |
Feb/26 | 2 934,8 | 2 633,8 | 11,4 | |
| ** Long term | Millions of US dollars |
Feb/26 | 48 799,2 | 44 462,7 | 9,8 | |
| * Gross external debt | Millions of US dollars |
Feb/26 | 15 571,2 | 15 497,4 | 0,5 | M. Hacienda |
| ** Short term | Millions of US dollars |
Feb/26 | 454,1 | 454,1 | 0,0 | |
| ** Long term | Millions of US dollars |
Feb/26 | 15 117,1 | 15 043,4 | 0,5 | |
| Debt
guaranteed by the Central Government 5/ |
Millions of US dollars |
Feb/26 | M. Hacienda | |||
| Real Sector | Fiscal Sector | Financial Sector | External Sector | Population | ||
| Observations | ||||||
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| FINANCIAL SECTOR | ||||||
| Analytical accounts of the banking sector 1/ | BCCR | |||||
| Monetary aggregate M1 | Millions of colones | Feb/26 | 5 587 806,2 | 5 864 725,8 | -4,7 | |
| Monetary aggregate M2 | Millions of colones | Feb/26 | 16 449 712,5 | 16 617 897,6 | -1,0 | |
| Monetary aggregate M3 | Millions of colones | Feb/26 | 26 249 444,3 | 26 563 795,8 | -1,2 | |
| Net domestic credit to central government | Millions of colones | Feb/26 | 686 285,3 | 731 745,7 | -6,2 | |
| Domestic credit to the rest of the non-financial public sector | Millions of colones | Feb/26 | 874 621,3 | 869 360,0 | 0,6 | |
| Domestic
credit to the private sector |
Millions of colones | Feb/26 | 20 400 765,4 | 20 592 621,0 | -0,9 | |
| Domestic
credit to the non-bank financial private sector |
Millions of colones | Feb/26 | 370 496,6 | 371 603,5 | -0,3 | |
| Net external position | Millions of colones | Feb/26 | 9 427 172,2 | 9 340 342,5 | 0,9 | |
| Analytical accounts of the Central Bank 1/ | BCCR | |||||
| Monetary base | Millions of colones | Feb/26 | 4 092 857,7 | 4 189 083,2 | -2,3 | |
| Net domestic credit to central government | Millions of colones | Feb/26 | -1 785 092,9 | -1 852 933,5 | -3,7 | |
| Domestic credit to the rest of the non-financial public sector | Millions of colones | Feb/26 | 0,0 | 0,0 | ||
| Domestic
credit to the private sector |
Millions of colones | Feb/26 | 0,0 | 0,0 | ||
| Credit to commercial banks | Millions of colones | Feb/26 | ||||
| Net external position | Millions of colones | Feb/26 | 8 774 530,5 | 8 945 524,3 | -1,9 | |
| Interest rates | ||||||
| Six
month reference rate (policy variable rate) |
Annual percent | Daily | BCCR | BCCR | ||
| Discount rate | Annual percent | Daily | BCCR | BCCR | ||
| Basic borrowing rate | Annual percent | Daily | BCCR | BCCR | ||
| Zero coupon securities (short term instruments) | Annual percent | Bi-weekly | M. Hacienda | M. Hacienda | ||
| Fixed-rate debt securities (medium and long term instruments) | Annual percent | Monthly | M. Hacienda | M. Hacienda | ||
| Stock market: share price index | ||||||
| Índice
accionario Bolsa Nacional de Valores (IBNV) |
January 2, 1995=100 |
Daily | BNV | BNV | ||
| Real Sector | Fiscal Sector | Financial Sector | External Sector | Population | ||
| Observations | ||||||
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| EXTERNAL SECTOR | ||||||
| Balance of payments 1/ | BCCR | |||||
| Current account | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | -229,8 | -71,1 | 223,1 | |
| Trade balance | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | -162,6 | -129,9 | 25,2 | |
| *Exports of goods | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | 5 964,5 | 6 122,2 | -2,6 | |
| *Imports of goods | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | 6 127,2 | 6 252,2 | -2,0 | |
| Services balance | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | 2 539,4 | 2 156,2 | 17,8 | |
| Primary income | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | -2 740,5 | -2 244,5 | 22,1 | |
| Secondary income | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | 134,0 | 147,2 | -8,9 | |
| Capital account | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | 6,9 | 5,7 | 21,8 | |
| * Net capital transfers | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | 12,1 | 9,7 | 24,4 | |
| Financial account | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | -1 126,0 | -1 340,5 | -16,0 | |
| * Direct investment | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | -66,9 | -250,7 | -73,3 | |
| * Portfolio investment | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | 1 407,1 | 1 639,4 | -14,2 | |
| * Financial derivaties (other than reserves) | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | -2,8 | -2,8 | -0,4 | |
| * Other investment | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | 346,7 | -186,5 | -285,9 | |
| , | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | 373,1 | -331,5 | -212,5 | |
| Change in reserve assets | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | 1 276,3 | 943,5 | 35,3 | |
| International reserves and foreign currency liquidity | ||||||
| * Official reserves assets | Millions of US dollars |
Mar/27/26 | 19 078,0 | 19 119,1 | -0,2 | BCCR |
| * Foreign exchange | Millions of US dollars |
Mar/27/26 | 18 379,8 | 18 421,7 | -0,2 | |
| * Reserve position in the Fund | Millions of US dollars |
Mar/27/26 | 96,9 | 97,2 | -0,3 | |
| * Special drawing rights | Millions of US dollars |
Mar/27/26 | 591,4 | 592,9 | -0,3 | |
| * Gold | Millions of US dollars |
Mar/27/26 | 0,0 | 0,0 | ||
| * Other claims | Millions of US dollars |
Mar/27/26 | 9,8 | 7,3 | 34,1 | |
| * Liquidity template | Millions of US dollars |
Feb/26 | 19 212,3 | 18 627,5 | 3,1 | BCCR |
| Merchandise trade 1/ | ||||||
| Total exports (f.o.b.) | Millions of US dollars |
Feb/26 | 1 820,8 | 1 518,4 | 19,9 | BCCR |
| Total imports (c.i.f.) | Millions of US dollars |
Feb/26 | 1 948,5 | 1 980,8 | -1,6 | BCCR |
| International Investment Position | ||||||
| Total Assets | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | 61 656,5 | 59 148,8 | 4,2 | BCCR |
| Direct investment | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | 8 479,6 | 8 546,5 | -0,8 | |
| Portafolio investment | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | 18 802,1 | 17 888,9 | 5,1 | |
| Equity | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | 15 029,1 | 13 681,1 | 9,9 | |
| Debt | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | 3 773,0 | 4 207,8 | -10,3 | |
| Financial derivatives | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | -130,3 | -127,5 | ||
| Other investment | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | 17 418,6 | 17 053,9 | 2,1 | |
| Reserve assets | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | 17 086,4 | 15 787,0 | 8,2 | |
| Total Liabilities | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | 108 846,1 | 106 109,0 | 2,6 | |
| Direct investment | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | 76 646,2 | 75 121,4 | 2,0 | |
| Portafolio investment | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | 11 470,0 | 9 790,8 | 17,2 | |
| Equity | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | 1 167,7 | 1 152,3 | ||
| Debt | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | 10 302,3 | 8 638,6 | 19,3 | |
| Financial derivatives | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | -16,2 | -15,6 | ||
| Other investment | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | 20 746,2 | 21 212,3 | -2,2 | |
| International investment position | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | -47 189,6 | -46 960,2 | 0,5 | |
| External Debt | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/25 | 42 977,6 | 41 693,6 | 3,1 | BCCR |
| Exchange rate | ||||||
| Spot market: exchange rate | Colones/US dollar | Daily | BCCR | BCCR | ||
| Real Sector | Fiscal Sector | Financial Sector | External Sector | Population | ||
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| POPULATION | ||||||
| Total population (annual) 7/ | Number of persons |
2025 | 5 191 823 | 5 164 860 | 0,5 | INEC |
| 1/ Preliminary data | ||||||
| 2/ The information is obtained through the Continuing Survey of Employment (ECE) performed by INEC, it generates indicators for every quarter. | ||||||
| 3/ There may be small statistical discrepancies between the balance and the financing due to valuation difference at the time of calculation. | ||||||
| 4/ Starting January 2010, the revenues and expenditures are presented on a “recognized” basis. | ||||||
| 5/ The domestic guaranteed debt is not disseminated as it is analytically insignificant (less than 5 % of the total government debt). | ||||||
| 6/ The Official reserves assets are updated weekly every Tuesday. The reference day is the previous Friday. | ||||||
| 7/ Data based on census of 2000 and correspond to the first of July of each year. | ||||||
| 8/ The figures corresponding to Central Government operations and General Government or Public Sector Operations have a greater publication lag due to the effects of the cyber-attacks carried out by the Conti Group. | ||||||
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