Costa Rica Economic Indicators

Costa Rica's lack of mineral resources makes the country reliant on imports of fuels (11 percent of total imports). As a result, the country has been registering trade deficits since 1995. Costa Rica´s main exports are: electronic components and medical equipment. Costa Rica´s main trading partner i...

The biggest sector of Costa Rica’s economy is services, which accounts for 63 percent of GDP. Within services the most important segments are: transport, communication and warehousing (16 percent of GDP); trade, restaurants and hotels (15 percent) and community, personal and social services (9 perce...

In Costa Rica, interest rate decisions are taken by the Central Bank of Costa Rica. The official interest rate is the monetary policy rate. The monetary policy rate is the rate charged on overnight loans between financial intermediaries, is determined in the money market as a result of the interacti...

In Costa Rica, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.