Costa Rica - Daten & Fakten

Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Costa Rica
319 507 000 EUR
363 755 000 EUR
13.85 %
Bekleidung
Costa Rica
701 000 EUR
697 000 EUR
-0.57 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Costa Rica
49 624 000 EUR
50 828 000 EUR
2.43 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Costa Rica
34 353 000 EUR
39 096 000 EUR
13.81 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Costa Rica
12 217 000 EUR
15 899 000 EUR
30.14 %
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
318 000 EUR
383 000 EUR
20.44 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Costa Rica
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Costa Rica
5 000 EUR
9 000 EUR
80.00 %
Getränke
Costa Rica
2 345 000 EUR
2 098 000 EUR
-10.53 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Costa Rica
4 889 000 EUR
5 206 000 EUR
6.48 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Costa Rica
12 392 000 EUR
13 958 000 EUR
12.64 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Costa Rica
501 000 EUR
545 000 EUR
8.78 %
Kohle
Costa Rica
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Costa Rica
1 855 000 EUR
2 074 000 EUR
11.81 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Costa Rica
40 450 000 EUR
54 762 000 EUR
35.38 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Costa Rica
770 000 EUR
1 673 000 EUR
117.27 %
Maschinen
Costa Rica
54 408 000 EUR
57 954 000 EUR
6.52 %
Metalle
Costa Rica
36 261 000 EUR
40 030 000 EUR
10.39 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Costa Rica
7 710 000 EUR
9 348 000 EUR
21.25 %
Möbel
Costa Rica
642 000 EUR
620 000 EUR
-3.43 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Costa Rica
6 244 000 EUR
7 678 000 EUR
22.97 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Costa Rica
5 000 000 EUR
5 621 000 EUR
12.42 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Costa Rica
20 742 000 EUR
15 026 000 EUR
-27.56 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Costa Rica
3 454 000 EUR
4 440 000 EUR
28.55 %
Sonstige Waren
Costa Rica
23 648 000 EUR
34 255 000 EUR
44.85 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Costa Rica
98 000 EUR
80 000 EUR
-18.37 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Costa Rica
27 000 EUR
60 000 EUR
122.22 %
Textilien
Costa Rica
853 000 EUR
1 415 000 EUR
65.89 %

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
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 km

land: 51,060 sq km

water: 40 sq km

note: includes Isla del Coco
Land use
agricultural land: 37.1% (2018 est.)

arable land: 4.9% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 6.7% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 25.5% (2018 est.)

forest: 51.5% (2018 est.)

other: 11.4% (2018 est.)
Location
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
Age structure
0-14 years: 21.49% (male 577,782/female 552,041)

15-64 years: 68.59% (male 1,813,827/female 1,791,510)

65 years and over: 9.92% (2023 est.) (male 238,971/female 282,481)
Birth rate
10.7 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
5.5 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Spanish (official), English

major-language sample(s):
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 79.6 years (2023 est.)

male: 77 years

female: 82.4 years
Major urban areas - population
1.462 million SAN JOSE (capital) (2023)
Median age
total: 35 years (2023 est.)

male: 34.4 years

female: 35.6 years
Net migration rate
2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 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
0.72% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.4 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 82.6% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.5% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
6.7% of GDP (2020 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 17 years

male: 16 years

female: 17 years (2019)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-6.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
9.83% (2021 est.)
Labor force
2.426 million (2021 est.)

note: official estimate; excludes Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica
Population below poverty line
21% (2019 est.)
Unemployment rate
17.95% (2021 est.)

17.41% (2020 est.)

11.49% (2019 est.)
Public debt
48.9% of GDP (2017 est.)

44.9% of GDP (2016 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
1.73% (2021 est.)

0.72% (2020 est.)

2.1% (2019 est.)
Exports
$23.761 billion (2021 est.)

$19.996 billion (2020 est.)

$22.738 billion (2019 est.)

note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.
Exports - partners
United States 38%, Netherlands 6%, Belgium 5%, Guatemala 5%, Panama 5% (2019)
Imports
$22.298 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$17.701 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$20.314 billion (2019 est.)
Imports - partners
United States 41%, China 13%, Mexico 7% (2019)
Airports
161 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 992,725 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 20 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 4.316 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 83% (2021 est.)
Railways
total: 278 km (2014)

narrow gauge: 278 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge

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
total: 5,035 km (2017)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 553,455 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 11 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 7,834,435 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 152 (2021 est.)
Waterways
730 km (2011) (seasonally navigable by small craft)
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