Costa Rica - Daten & Fakten

Daten & Fakten
Flagge: Costa Rica Costa Rica
Capital
name: San Jose geographic coordinates: 9 56 N, 84 05 W time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: named in honor of Saint Joseph
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: yes citizenship by descent only: yes dual citizenship recognized: yes residency requirement for naturalization: 7 years
Regierungstyp
presidential republic
Legal system
civil law system based on Spanish civil code; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Area
total:51,100 sq kmland:51,060 sq kmwater:40 sq km note: includes Isla del Coco
Land use
agricultural land:37.1%(2011 est.)arable land:4.9%(2011 est.) / permanent crops:6.7%(2011 est.) / permanent pasture:25.5%(2011 est.)forest:51.5%(2011 est.)other:11.4%(2011 est.)
Location
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
Age structure
0-14 years:22.43%(male 572,172 /female 546,464)15-24 years:15.94%(male 405,515 /female 389,433)25-54 years:44.04%(male 1,105,944 /female 1,090,434)55-64 years:9.48%(male 229,928 /female 242,696)65 years and over:8.11%(male 186,531 /female 218,025)(2018 est.)
Birth rate
15.3 births/1,000 population(2018 est.)
Death rate
4.80
Languages
Spanish (official), English
Life expectancy at birth
78.90
Major urban areas - population
1.358 million SAN JOSE (capital) (2018)
Median age
total:31.7 yearsmale:31.2 yearsfemale:32.2 years(2018 est.)
Net migration rate
0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)
Population distribution
roughly half of the nation's population resides in urban areas; the capital of San Jose is the largest city and home to approximately one-fifth of the population
Population growth rate
1.13%(2018 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.89 children born/woman(2018 est.)
Urbanization
rate of urbanization: 1.5% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
Education expenditures
7.40
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
female: 16 years (2016)
Country Comparison :: GDP - real growth rate
3.30
Country Comparison :: Gross national saving
15.10
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-6.1% (of GDP)(2017 est.)
GDP (purchasing power parity)
$83,940,000,000
Industrial production growth rate
1.30
Country Comparison :: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
20.6
Country Comparison :: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$16,900
Country Comparison :: Labor force
2,229,000
Country Comparison :: Unemployment rate
8.10
Labor force
2,229,000
Population below poverty line
21.7%(2014 est.)
Unemployment rate
8.1%(2017 est.)9.5%(2016 est.)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total:20.6%male:17.6%female:25.9%(2017 est.)
Country Comparison :: Public debt
48.90
Public debt
48.90
Country Comparison :: Inflation rate (consumer prices)
1.60
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
1.60
Country Comparison :: Central bank discount rate
3.50
Central bank discount rate
3.50
Country Comparison :: Exports
$10,810,000,000
Exports
$10,810,000,000
Exports - partners
US 40.9%, Belgium 6.3%, Panama 5.6%, Netherlands 5.6%, Nicaragua 5.1%, Guatemala 5% (2017)
Country Comparison :: Imports
$15,150,000,000
Imports
$15,150,000,000
Imports - partners
US 38.1%, China 13.1%, Mexico 7.3% (2017)
Country Comparison :: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home
$33,920,000,000
Country Comparison :: Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad
$4,007,000,000
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad
$4.007 billion(31 December 2017 est.)$3.781 billion(31 December 2016 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home
$33,920,000,000
Country Comparison :: Electricity - production
10,790,000,000
Country Comparison :: Electricity - consumption
9,812,000,000
Country Comparison :: Electricity - exports
643,000,000
Country Comparison :: Electricity - imports
807,000,000
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - production
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - exports
2015 est.
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - imports
2015 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - production
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - exports
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - imports
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Telephones - fixed lines
843,148
Country Comparison :: Telephones - mobile cellular
8,840,342
Country Comparison :: Internet users
3,217,277
Country Comparison :: Broadband - fixed subscriptions
744,059
Country Comparison :: Airports
161
Country Comparison :: Railways
278
Country Comparison :: Waterways
730
Airports
161
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total:744,059(2017 est.)subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:15(2017 est.)
Crude oil - exports
0
Crude oil - imports
0 bbl/day(2015 est.)
Crude oil - production
0 bbl/day(2017 est.)
Electricity - consumption
9,812,000,000
Electricity - exports
643,000,000
Electricity - imports
807,000,000
Electricity - production
10,790,000,000
Internet users
total: 3,217,277 (July 2016 est.)
Natural gas - exports
0
Natural gas - imports
0 cu m(2017 est.)
Natural gas - production
0 cu m(2017 est.)
Railways
total:278 km(2014)narrow gauge:278 km1.067-m gauge(2014) note: the entire rail network fell into disrepair and out of use at the end of the 20th century; since 2005, certain sections of rail have been rehabilitated
Roadways
5,035
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions:843,148(2017 est.)subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:17(2017 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
8,840,342
Waterways
730
Disputes - international
Costa Rica and Nicaragua regularly file border dispute cases over the delimitations of the San Juan River and the northern tip of Calero Island to the International Court of Justice (ICJ); in 2009, the ICJ ruled that Costa Rican vessels carrying out police activities could not use the river, but official Costa Rican vessels providing essential services to riverside inhabitants and Costa Rican tourists could travel freely on the river; in 2011, the ICJ provisionally ruled that both countries must remove personnel from the disputed area; in 2013, the ICJ rejected Nicaragua's 2012 suit to halt Costa Rica's construction of a highway paralleling the river on the grounds of irreparable environmental damage; in 2013, the ICJ, regarding the disputed territory, ordered that Nicaragua should refrain from dredging or canal construction and refill and repair damage caused by trenches connecting the river to the Caribbean and upheld its 2010 ruling that Nicaragua must remove all personnel; in early 2014, Costa Rica brought Nicaragua to the ICJ over offshore oil concessions in the disputed region

Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Costa Rica
246 564 000 EUR
319 594 000 EUR
29.62 %
Bekleidung
Costa Rica
508 000 EUR
702 000 EUR
38.19 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Costa Rica
40 581 000 EUR
49 624 000 EUR
22.28 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Costa Rica
17 989 000 EUR
34 353 000 EUR
90.97 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Costa Rica
18 684 000 EUR
12 217 000 EUR
-34.61 %
Energieversorgung
Costa Rica
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Costa Rica
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Costa Rica
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Costa Rica
429 000 EUR
318 000 EUR
-25.87 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Costa Rica
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Costa Rica
5 000 EUR
5 000 EUR
0.00 %
Getränke
Costa Rica
1 851 000 EUR
2 345 000 EUR
26.69 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Costa Rica
3 653 000 EUR
4 889 000 EUR
33.84 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Costa Rica
12 069 000 EUR
12 392 000 EUR
2.68 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Costa Rica
490 000 EUR
501 000 EUR
2.24 %
Kohle
Costa Rica
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Costa Rica
1 294 000 EUR
1 855 000 EUR
43.35 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Costa Rica
24 006 000 EUR
40 450 000 EUR
68.50 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Costa Rica
817 000 EUR
770 000 EUR
-5.75 %
Maschinen
Costa Rica
45 012 000 EUR
54 482 000 EUR
21.04 %
Metalle
Costa Rica
19 211 000 EUR
36 261 000 EUR
88.75 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Costa Rica
5 379 000 EUR
7 710 000 EUR
43.34 %
Möbel
Costa Rica
803 000 EUR
642 000 EUR
-20.05 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Costa Rica
5 966 000 EUR
6 244 000 EUR
4.66 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Costa Rica
4 364 000 EUR
5 000 000 EUR
14.57 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Costa Rica
15 044 000 EUR
20 742 000 EUR
37.88 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Costa Rica
3 044 000 EUR
3 466 000 EUR
13.86 %
Sonstige Waren
Costa Rica
24 508 000 EUR
23 648 000 EUR
-3.51 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Costa Rica
71 000 EUR
98 000 EUR
38.03 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Costa Rica
22 000 EUR
27 000 EUR
22.73 %
Textilien
Costa Rica
764 000 EUR
853 000 EUR
11.65 %