| 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 | Q4/24 | 13 096 977,4 | 12 031 408,6 | 8,9 | BCCR |
| Household final expenditure | Millions of colones | Q4/24 | 8 167 777,3 | 7 785 905,8 | 4,9 | |
| General Goverment final expenditure | Millions of colones | Q4/24 | 1 987 196,3 | 1 717 163,1 | 15,7 | |
| Gross fixed capital formation | Millions of colones | Q4/24 | 2 110 728,7 | 1 930 286,6 | 9,3 | |
| Change in inventories | Millions of colones | Q4/24 | 253 829,6 | -96 421,6 | -363,2 | |
| Exports of goods | Millions of colones | Q4/24 | 2 766 019,3 | 2 684 388,0 | 3,0 | |
| Exports of services | Millions of colones | Q4/24 | 2 027 038,0 | 1 982 638,8 | 2,2 | |
| Imports of goods | Millions of colones | Q4/24 | 3 119 605,5 | 2 977 669,9 | 4,8 | |
| Imports of services | Millions of colones | Q4/24 | 1 096 006,4 | 994 882,1 | 10,2 | |
| GDP (constant prices) | Chained million
colones reference 2012 colones |
Q4/24 | 11 289 846,7 | 10 489 041,1 | 7,6 | BCCR |
| Household final expenditure | Chained million
colones reference 2012 colones |
Q4/24 | 6 857 466,2 | 6 441 298,7 | 6,5 | |
| General Goverment final expenditure | Chained million
colones reference 2012 colones |
Q4/24 | 1 601 657,8 | 1 584 730,3 | 1,1 | |
| Gross fixed capital formation | Chained million
colones reference 2012 colones |
Q4/24 | 1 948 560,9 | 1 743 684,9 | 11,7 | |
| Exports of goods | Chained million
colones reference 2012 colones |
Q4/24 | 2 735 625,2 | 2 615 784,5 | 4,6 | |
| Exports of services | Chained million
colones reference 2012 colones |
Q4/24 | 1 525 174,6 | 1 689 606,6 | -9,7 | |
| Imports of goods | Chained million
colones reference 2012 colones |
Q4/24 | 2 717 711,4 | 2 536 487,4 | 7,1 | |
| Imports of services | Chained million
colones reference 2012 colones |
Q4/24 | 838 774,4 | 873 467,7 | -4,0 | |
| PRODUCTION INDEX | ||||||
| Production
index (Monthly Economic Activity Index 1/) |
2012 = 100 | Mar/25 | 125,6 | 125,4 | 0,2 | BCCR |
| LABOR MARKET | ||||||
| Employment 2/ | Thousand of persons |
Q1/25 | 2 211,4 | 2 231,4 | -0,9 | BCCR |
| Unemployment 2/ | ||||||
| Total | Thousand of persons |
Q1/25 | 178,5 | 164,8 | 8,3 | BCCR |
| Rate | % of labor force | Q1/25 | 7,5 | 6,9 | 8,7 | BCCR |
| Wages/earnings 2/ | Average monthly salaries in colones |
Q1/25 | 544,3 | 544,3 | 0,0 | INEC |
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| Consumer price index | Dec. 2020 = 100 | Apr/25 | 109,9 | 110,4 | -0,5 | BCCR |
| Producer price index | 2012 = 100 | Apr/25 | 138,0 | 137,4 | 0,5 | 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 | 2023 | 12 133 343,1 | 11 972 395,4 | 1,3 | |
| Expenditure | Millions of colones | 2023 | 12 774 406,2 | 12 384 956,5 | 3,1 | |
| Net lending | Millions of colones | 2023 | -1 887,9 | -1 887,9 | ||
| Balance, deficit(-), surplus(+) of the Nonfinancial Public Enterprises | Millions of colones | 2023 | 412 031,5 | 345 604,4 | ||
| Balance, deficit (-), surplus (+) of the Nonfinancial Public Sector (NFPS) | Millions of colones | 2023 | -641 063,1 | -412 561,1 | ||
| Financing NFPS | Millions of colones | 2023 | 642 181,0 | 412 561,1 | ||
| * Domestic financing | Millions of colones | 2023 | -512 469,8 | -486 463,3 | ||
| ** Bank | Millions of colones | 2023 | -508 016,0 | -463 989,6 | ||
| ** Non-bank | Millions of colones | 2023 | 579 556,0 | -22 473,6 | ||
| * External financing | Millions of colones | 2023 | 1 154 650,9 | 616 816,3 | ||
| * Residual 3/ | Millions of colones | 2023 | -1 117,9 | -44 819,6 | ||
| Central Government operations /8 | M. Hacienda | |||||
| Revenue | Millions of colones |
Feb/25 | 501 787,8 | 698 155,8 | -28,1 | |
| Expenditure 4/ | Millions of colones |
Feb/25 | 811 972,1 | 782 968,3 | 3,7 | |
| Balance, deficit(-), surplus(+) | Millions of colones |
Feb/25 | -310 184,2 | -84 812,4 | ||
| Residual | Millions of colones |
Feb/25 | 0,0 | 0,0 | ||
| Financing | Millions of colones |
Feb/25 | 310 184,2 | 84 812,4 | ||
| * Domestic financing | Millions of colones |
Feb/25 | 310 638,1 | 74 567,1 | M. Hacienda | |
| ** Banks | Millions of colones |
Feb/25 | 206 988,0 | 161 115,0 | ||
| ** Non-banks | Millions of colones |
Feb/25 | 103 650,1 | -86 547,9 | ||
| * External financing | Millions of colones |
Feb/25 | -453,9 | 10 245,3 | ||
| Central Government debt | ||||||
| Gross outstanding debt | Millions of US dollars |
Mar/25 | 58 653,8 | 57 600,7 | 1,8 | M. Hacienda |
| * Gross domestic debt | Millions of US dollars |
Mar/25 | 43 367,6 | 42 889,6 | 1,1 | M. Hacienda |
| ** Short term | Millions of US dollars |
Mar/25 | 3 987,3 | 3 834,5 | 4,0 | |
| ** Long term | Millions of US dollars |
Mar/25 | 39 380,3 | 39 055,2 | 0,8 | |
| * Gross external debt | Millions of US dollars |
Mar/25 | 15 286,2 | 15 325,7 | -0,3 | M. Hacienda |
| ** Short term | Millions of US dollars |
Mar/25 | 996,5 | 1 041,8 | -4,3 | |
| ** Long term | Millions of US dollars |
Mar/25 | 14 289,7 | 14 283,9 | 0,0 | |
| Debt
guaranteed by the Central Government 5/ |
Millions of US dollars |
Mar/25 | M. Hacienda | |||
| Real Sector | Fiscal Sector | Financial Sector | External Sector | Population | ||
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| FINANCIAL SECTOR | ||||||
| Analytical accounts of the banking sector 1/ | BCCR | |||||
| Monetary aggregate M1 | Millions of colones | Apr/25 | 5 575 663,8 | 5 475 563,9 | 1,8 | |
| Monetary aggregate M2 | Millions of colones | Apr/25 | 15 947 929,1 | 16 043 217,2 | -0,6 | |
| Monetary aggregate M3 | Millions of colones | Apr/25 | 25 412 834,4 | 25 445 770,5 | -0,1 | |
| Net domestic credit to central government | Millions of colones | Apr/25 | 2 207 942,3 | 2 167 875,0 | 1,8 | |
| Domestic credit to the rest of the non-financial public sector | Millions of colones | Apr/25 | 930 283,4 | 928 244,2 | 0,2 | |
| Domestic
credit to the private sector |
Millions of colones | Apr/25 | 19 675 042,5 | 19 525 101,4 | 0,8 | |
| Domestic
credit to the non-bank financial private sector |
Millions of colones | Apr/25 | 384 479,8 | 369 345,0 | 4,1 | |
| Net external position | Millions of colones | Apr/25 | 7 214 951,3 | 7 169 520,0 | 0,6 | |
| Analytical accounts of the Central Bank 1/ | BCCR | |||||
| Monetary base | Millions of colones | Apr/25 | 3 920 513,0 | 3 836 700,2 | 2,2 | |
| Net domestic credit to central government | Millions of colones | Apr/25 | -337 657,5 | -385 412,1 | -12,4 | |
| Domestic credit to the rest of the non-financial public sector | Millions of colones | Apr/25 | 0,0 | 0,0 | ||
| Domestic
credit to the private sector |
Millions of colones | Apr/25 | 0,0 | 0,0 | ||
| Credit to commercial banks | Millions of colones | Apr/25 | #ˇDIV/0! | |||
| Net external position | Millions of colones | Apr/25 | 7 074 136,7 | 7 018 403,6 | 0,8 | |
| 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 | ||
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| EXTERNAL SECTOR | ||||||
| Balance of payments 1/ | BCCR | |||||
| Current account | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | -652,0 | -147,1 | 343,2 | |
| Trade balance | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | -553,9 | -453,9 | 22,0 | |
| *Exports of goods | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | 5 431,6 | 5 152,2 | 5,4 | |
| *Imports of goods | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | 5 985,5 | 5 606,0 | 6,8 | |
| Services balance | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | 1 922,2 | 2 016,2 | -4,7 | |
| Primary income | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | -2 139,9 | -1 858,8 | 15,1 | |
| Secondary income | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | 119,7 | 149,4 | -19,9 | |
| Capital account | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | 5,3 | 6,0 | -11,8 | |
| * Net capital transfers | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | 9,4 | 9,8 | -4,0 | |
| Financial account | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | -1 073,0 | 198,7 | -640,1 | |
| * Direct investment | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | -341,3 | 396,4 | -186,1 | |
| * Portfolio investment | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | 542,4 | 1 193,9 | -54,6 | |
| * Financial derivaties (other than reserves) | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | -2,7 | -2,7 | -0,4 | |
| * Other investment | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | -224,3 | -28,2 | 696,6 | |
| * Net errors and omissions | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | -354,1 | 599,7 | -159,0 | |
| Change in reserve assets | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | 72,3 | 259,9 | -72,2 | |
| International reserves and foreign currency liquidity | ||||||
| * Official reserves assets | Millions of US dollars |
May/09/25 | 14 238,4 | 14 393,4 | -1,1 | BCCR |
| * Foreign exchange | Millions of US dollars |
May/09/25 | 13 557,9 | 13 695,9 | -1,0 | |
| * Reserve position in the Fund | Millions of US dollars |
May/09/25 | 96,3 | 96,6 | -0,3 | |
| * Special drawing rights | Millions of US dollars |
May/09/25 | 583,7 | 592,9 | -1,6 | |
| * Gold | Millions of US dollars |
May/09/25 | 0,0 | 0,0 | ||
| * Other claims | Millions of US dollars |
May/09/25 | 0,5 | 8,0 | -93,3 | |
| * Liquidity template | Millions of US dollars |
Mar/25 | 14 645,7 | 14 580,5 | 0,4 | BCCR |
| Merchandise trade 1/ | ||||||
| Total exports (f.o.b.) | Millions of US dollars |
Mar/25 | 1917,3 | 1787,3 | 7,3 | BCCR |
| Total imports (c.i.f.) | Millions of US dollars |
Mar/25 | 2159,1 | 1948,7 | 10,8 | BCCR |
| International Investment Position | ||||||
| Total Assets | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | 58 598,2 | 58 302,9 | 0,5 | BCCR |
| Direct investment | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | 10 765,4 | 11 106,7 | -3,1 | |
| Portafolio investment | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | 16 579,5 | 15 749,8 | 5,3 | |
| Equity | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | 10 311,3 | 9 749,3 | 5,8 | |
| Debt | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | 6 268,2 | 6 000,5 | 4,5 | |
| Financial derivatives | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | -119,1 | -116,4 | ||
| Other investment | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | 17 195,1 | 17 357,4 | -0,9 | |
| Reserve assets | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | 14 177,3 | 14 205,3 | -0,2 | |
| Total Liabilities | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | 97 056,4 | 96 008,6 | 1,1 | |
| Direct investment | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | 67 457,1 | 66 015,7 | 2,2 | |
| Portafolio investment | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | 9 628,3 | 9 715,2 | -0,9 | |
| Equity | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | 988,7 | 973,6 | ||
| Debt | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | 8 639,6 | 8 741,6 | -1,2 | |
| Financial derivatives | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | -13,6 | -13,0 | ||
| Other investment | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | 19 984,7 | 20 290,7 | -1,5 | |
| International investment position | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | -38 458,2 | -37 705,8 | 2,0 | |
| External Debt | Millions of US dollars |
Q4/24 | 40 006,4 | 39 948,6 | 0,1 | 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 |
2024 | 5 309 625 | 5 262 225 | 0,9 | 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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