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Costa Rica — Trade & Value-Transfer Profile

ContinentNorth America
SubcontinentCentral America & Caribbean
Income groupUpper-Middle
World-system classSemi-Periphery
Political blocsOther
Trade blocsOther
GDP$95.4B
Population5.1M
  • Exports of goods and services (USD): $36.74B
  • Imports of goods and services (USD): $31.27B
  • Trade balance (exports − imports, USD): $5.47B
  • Trade (% GDP): 71.33%
  • Current account balance (USD): $-0.90B
  • Current account (% GDP): -0.95%
  • FDI, net: $-4.96B
  • Primary income balance, net (USD): $-8.23B
  • Secondary income balance, net (USD): $0.59B
  • Financial account, net (USD): $-0.74B
  • Portfolio investment, net (USD): $3.05B

ITV Indicators

  • Composite value transfer (% GDP): 8.69% GDP (mean)
  • Unequal exchange, Köhler (% GDP): 18.60% GDP (mean)
  • Income drain (% GDP): 5.04% GDP (mean)

Value-transfer indicators over time