External sectors, trade and payments | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -5.145 | -4.813 | -4.725 | -3.396 | -2.100 | -3.571 | -2.959 | -1.254 | -1.162 | -2.432 | -3.610 | -3.264 | -5.004 | -5.205 |
Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 15 174 101 430.009 | 15 676 596 883.815 | 16 454 835 833.731 | 16 930 102 822.757 | 18 524 456 637.853 | 19 812 818 605.803 | 20 781 855 798.406 | 21 667 468 356.699 | 19 363 597 579.320 | 22 448 978 047.704 | 25 413 802 281.461 | 28 430 269 137.446 | 30 289 864 821.369 | 32 392 721 494.558 |
Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 | | 15 363 872 264.366 | 15 745 820 282.800 | 16 533 975 264.686 | 17 145 239 406.292 | 18 718 288 878.374 | 19 836 459 932.291 | 20 604 576 599.847 | 20 812 731 503.809 | 18 370 582 065.345 | 21 585 535 416.711 | 23 691 865 311.409 | 25 978 736 849.631 | 27 800 878 716.223 | 29 712 714 647.754 |
Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 15 553 643 098.722 | 15 815 043 681.786 | 16 613 114 695.641 | 17 360 375 989.828 | 18 912 121 118.895 | 19 860 101 258.778 | 20 427 297 401.288 | 19 957 994 650.919 | 17 377 566 551.371 | 20 722 092 785.719 | 21 969 928 341.356 | 23 527 204 561.816 | 25 311 892 611.076 | 27 032 707 800.951 |
Expenditure and GDP | Change in inventories, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2017 | | -0.006 | -0.007 | -0.007 | 0.001 | 0.002 | -0.004 | 0.003 | -0.003 | 0.002 | 0.015 | -0.009 | -0.018 | 0.006 | 0.000 |
Exports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Costa Rican Colon, 2017 | | 8 617 525 930 999.990 | 8 902 898 190 000.000 | 9 344 867 974 000.000 | 9 614 776 912 000.000 | 10 520 226 596 000.000 | 11 251 900 410 000.000 | 11 802 226 449 000.000 | 12 305 174 793 000.000 | 10 996 783 238 000.000 | 12 749 002 064 000.000 | 14 432 755 783 000.000 | 16 145 837 870 354.600 | 17 201 921 098 827.900 | 18 396 154 707 583.000 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume | Costa Rican Colon, 2017 | | 4 941 540 770 000.000 | 5 107 966 540 000.000 | 5 258 269 000 000.000 | 5 383 672 010 000.000 | 5 509 811 840 000.000 | 5 617 993 830 000.000 | 5 649 560 990 000.000 | 5 982 683 360 000.000 | 6 033 068 310 000.000 | 6 135 307 590 000.000 | 6 281 646 240 000.000 | 6 288 150 198 923.060 | 6 335 479 689 457.380 | 6 391 087 596 998.210 |
Gross capital formation, total, volume | Costa Rican Colon, 2017 | | 5 628 551 776 000.000 | 5 684 225 705 000.000 | 5 689 815 679 000.000 | 5 916 377 874 999.990 | 6 322 290 202 000.000 | 6 204 136 732 000.000 | 6 401 602 088 000.000 | 5 761 823 164 000.000 | 5 629 489 593 000.000 | 6 595 456 108 000.000 | 6 344 876 756 000.010 | 6 256 880 407 222.850 | 6 850 783 421 357.580 | 7 256 822 400 138.240 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | Costa Rican Colon | | 23 752 868 568 000.000 | 25 462 954 639 000.000 | 28 001 327 620 000.000 | 30 171 918 865 000.100 | 32 056 288 213 000.100 | 34 343 647 493 000.000 | 36 014 718 710 000.100 | 37 832 149 790 000.200 | 36 495 246 082 000.100 | 40 326 625 932 000.200 | 44 810 030 580 000.100 | 46 972 731 465 270.500 | 49 534 019 975 762.300 | 52 977 664 615 079.800 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 | | 77 491 802 693.090 | 79 425 041 930.461 | 82 238 364 184.649 | 85 241 775 834.178 | 88 825 615 632.475 | 92 518 717 334.773 | 94 938 918 532.301 | 97 234 078 112.266 | 93 078 921 431.637 | 100 465 443 337.288 | 105 038 119 723.548 | 110 343 904 873.300 | 114 164 979 973.438 | 118 315 918 343.940 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 | | 51 309 976 949.221 | 52 590 040 869.010 | 54 452 837 900.392 | 56 441 499 631.707 | 58 814 482 722.171 | 61 259 811 861.906 | 62 862 309 975.797 | 64 382 013 751.552 | 61 630 742 183.541 | 66 521 611 353.470 | 69 549 337 020.202 | 73 062 479 110.980 | 75 592 543 820.996 | 78 341 022 301.379 |
Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | Costa Rican Colon, 2017 | | 28 765 543 150 000.000 | 29 483 176 174 000.000 | 30 527 502 669 000.000 | 31 642 391 785 000.100 | 32 972 740 219 000.100 | 34 343 647 498 000.000 | 35 242 044 484 000.100 | 36 094 025 076 000.100 | 34 551 599 495 000.200 | 37 293 532 283 000.100 | 38 990 944 336 000.200 | 40 960 491 905 751.400 | 42 378 903 877 760.200 | 43 919 763 590 142.400 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume | Costa Rican Colon, 2017 | | 5 218 324 705 000.000 | 5 470 783 569 000.000 | 5 683 736 108 000.000 | 5 884 977 182 000.000 | 6 238 009 112 000.000 | 6 242 906 054 000.000 | 6 343 562 443 000.000 | 5 825 607 192 000.000 | 5 629 270 927 000.010 | 6 070 278 753 000.000 | 6 158 686 218 000.000 | 6 780 520 426 095.670 | 7 118 547 985 227.400 | 7 524 586 964 008.060 |
Imports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Costa Rican Colon, 2017 | | 8 690 089 359 000.000 | 8 836 138 385 000.000 | 9 282 034 461 000.000 | 9 699 542 267 999.990 | 10 566 529 105 000.000 | 11 096 182 002 000.000 | 11 413 084 295 000.000 | 11 150 876 733 000.000 | 9 709 146 931 999.990 | 11 577 791 574 000.000 | 12 274 978 877 000.000 | 13 145 056 030 407.100 | 14 142 192 105 059.800 | 15 103 641 308 659.000 |
Net exports, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2017 | | -0.010 | 0.005 | -0.002 | -0.005 | 0.001 | 0.006 | 0.007 | 0.022 | 0.004 | -0.003 | 0.026 | 0.022 | 0.001 | 0.005 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume | Costa Rican Colon, 2017 | | 18 264 512 638 000.000 | 18 612 827 133 000.000 | 19 510 053 466 000.000 | 20 422 262 553 000.000 | 21 188 840 474 000.000 | 22 365 798 521 000.000 | 22 801 739 264 000.000 | 23 187 411 034 000.000 | 21 578 917 214 000.000 | 23 379 677 141 000.000 | 24 180 669 582 000.000 | 25 250 092 242 399.100 | 26 113 588 454 212.300 | 27 007 887 102 467.400 |
Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Core inflation | Percentage, 2017 | | 4.814 | 4.971 | 4.966 | 2.314 | 0.561 | 1.479 | 1.892 | 2.742 | 1.310 | 0.884 | 4.208 | 1.181 | 2.229 | 3.145 |
Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2017 | | 5.564 | 3.312 | 4.964 | 2.888 | 9.417 | 6.955 | 4.891 | 4.261 | -10.633 | 15.934 | 13.207 | 11.869 | 6.541 | 6.942 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2017 | | 1.122 | 3.368 | 2.943 | 2.385 | 2.343 | 1.963 | 0.562 | 5.896 | 0.842 | 1.695 | 2.385 | 0.104 | 0.753 | 0.878 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2012 | | 4.734 | 4.590 | 6.207 | 3.955 | 1.959 | 2.859 | 2.192 | 2.567 | 0.773 | 2.374 | 6.280 | -0.214 | 1.923 | 3.200 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, growth | Percentage | | 9.847 | 7.199 | 9.969 | 7.752 | 6.245 | 7.135 | 4.866 | 5.046 | -3.534 | 10.498 | 11.118 | 4.826 | 5.453 | 6.952 |
Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2017 | | 4.883 | 2.495 | 3.542 | 3.652 | 4.204 | 4.158 | 2.616 | 2.418 | -4.273 | 7.936 | 4.551 | 5.051 | 3.463 | 3.636 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2017 | | 8.585 | 4.838 | 3.893 | 3.541 | 5.999 | 0.079 | 1.612 | -8.165 | -3.370 | 7.834 | 1.456 | 10.097 | 4.985 | 5.704 |
Headline inflation | Percentage, 2017 | | 4.496 | 5.231 | 4.519 | 0.802 | -0.017 | 1.626 | 2.221 | 2.096 | 0.725 | 1.727 | 8.275 | 0.638 | 1.916 | 3.145 |
Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2017 | | 7.825 | 1.681 | 5.046 | 4.498 | 8.938 | 5.013 | 2.856 | -2.297 | -12.929 | 19.246 | 6.022 | 7.088 | 7.586 | 6.798 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2017 | | 7.255 | 1.907 | 4.820 | 4.676 | 3.754 | 5.555 | 1.949 | 1.691 | -6.937 | 8.345 | 3.426 | 4.423 | 3.420 | 3.425 |
Prices and deflators | Consumer price index | Index, 2017 | | 0.888 | 0.934 | 0.976 | 0.984 | 0.984 | 1.000 | 1.022 | 1.044 | 1.051 | 1.069 | 1.158 | 1.165 | 1.188 | 1.225 |
Core inflation index | Index, 2017 | | 0.869 | 0.912 | 0.958 | 0.980 | 0.985 | 1.000 | 1.019 | 1.047 | 1.061 | 1.070 | 1.115 | 1.128 | 1.153 | 1.190 |
Exports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2017 | | 0.872 | 0.875 | 0.940 | 0.941 | 0.953 | 1.000 | 1.030 | 1.055 | 1.059 | 1.144 | 1.259 | 1.090 | 1.091 | 1.127 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2012 | | 0.826 | 0.864 | 0.917 | 0.954 | 0.972 | 1.000 | 1.022 | 1.048 | 1.056 | 1.081 | 1.149 | 1.147 | 1.169 | 1.206 |
Imports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2017 | | 0.968 | 0.965 | 1.021 | 0.957 | 0.938 | 1.000 | 1.048 | 1.067 | 1.061 | 1.205 | 1.427 | 1.190 | 1.211 | 1.254 |
Purchasing power parity, national currency per USD | Costa Rican Colon | | 343.877 | 347.807 | 353.244 | 353.964 | 343.014 | 340.992 | 337.902 | 329.112 | 328.375 | 343.716 | 342.717 | 331.955 | 323.794 | 325.944 |
Labour markets | Labour force | Persons | | 2 214 074.750 | 2 235 769.500 | 2 284 141.500 | 2 276 103.500 | 2 206 179.000 | 2 255 847.000 | 2 359 643.750 | 2 464 956.000 | 2 406 532.500 | 2 440 770.500 | 2 454 023.000 | 2 304 118.603 | 2 273 385.425 | 2 297 872.576 |
Total employment (labour force survey basis) | Persons | | 1 988 855.750 | 2 026 027.500 | 2 064 405.500 | 2 057 301.500 | 1 995 747.750 | 2 051 236.750 | 2 117 052.500 | 2 175 098.000 | 1 938 173.000 | 2 039 832.000 | 2 154 252.250 | 2 094 837.871 | 2 095 624.198 | 2 123 163.440 |
Unemployment rate | Percentage | | 10.172 | 9.381 | 9.620 | 9.613 | 9.538 | 9.070 | 10.281 | 11.759 | 19.462 | 16.427 | 12.215 | 9.083 | 7.819 | 7.603 |
Monetary data | Short-term interest rate | Percentage | | 4.995 | 4.353 | 4.804 | 3.211 | 1.658 | 3.839 | 5.080 | 4.445 | 1.163 | 0.768 | 5.386 | 7.336 | 6.082 | 5.282 |