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Costa Rica
We offer a data-driven country report for Costa Rica that explores
inter alia population, international trading relationships, energy consumption, GDP growth, current account balances, and R&D investment. Additionally, CFI quotes from the Big Mac Index (courtesy of
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Its population in 2018 was 4,953,199 [1]
In 2015, 38.73% of its total energy
consumption was renewable [2]
In 2021, its GDP grew by 7.58% [2]
In 2021 it had a negative Current
Account Balance of US$bn 2.11 [3]
Its unemployment rate in 2021 was 13.68% [3]
Its Expenditure on R&D (as a percentage of
GDP) in 2018 was 0.37% [2]
A Big Mac will set you back the
local equivalent of US$3.77 [4]
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What free trade areas or economic unions is it a member of?
Other members:
Belize, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
What trade deals are there between Central America Integration System and other countries and economic unions?
EU - Central America Association Agreement (from 01/08/2013)
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What trade deals are there with other countries and economic unions?
Chile - Costa Rica free trade agreement (from 15/02/2002)
Canada - Costa Rica free trade agreement (from 01/11/2002)
China - Costa Rica free trade agreement (from 01/08/2011)
Mexico - Central America free trade agreement (from 01/09/2012)
Costa Rica - Peru free trade agreement (from 01/06/2013)
Costa Rica - Singapore free trade agreement (from 01/07/2013)
EFTA - Central America Free Trade Agreement (from 05/09/2014)
Costa Rica - Columbia free trade agreement (from 01/08/2016)
Korea, Republic of - Central America free trade agreement (from 01/10/2019)
UK - Central America association agreement (from 01/01/2021)
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