Economic Indicators for Costa Rica


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Current account balance-1.44-3.23-1.01-15.59Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index143.70142.94143.700.51
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )0.538.2790.12-0.02Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate9.107.3638.885.51%
Interest rates9.191.0217.73-32.13Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt71.1139.3471.1130.10% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )95.5992.80101.0089.91
Human Capital Index0.630.600.630.60Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered20,733.0017,950.0020,758.0010,273.00Number
Time required to start a business23.0023.0090.0022.50Days
Time required to build a warehouse138.00138.00202.00138.00Days
Armed forces Personnel10,000.0010,000.0025,900.008,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services38.9242.4145.0826.48Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services33.5639.8248.1828.23Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP8669862USD Billions
GDP Growth5.114.559.20-7.29Percentage (%)
Hospital beds1.181.153.311.09Per 1,000 people
Physicians2.772.723.210.68Per 1,000 people
Labor force2,371,723.002,504,833.002,533,888.001,162,715.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education5.236.528.931.74Percentage (%)
Fertility rate1.521.533.891.52Total
Population6663Thousands