Costa Rica CR: Balance of Payment: USD: Current Account: Balance of Primary Income

1999 - 2026 | Yearly | USD bn | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Costa Rica CR: Balance of Payment: USD: Current Account: Balance of Primary Income data was reported at -9.711 USD bn in 2026. This records a decrease from the previous number of -9.108 USD bn for 2025. Costa Rica CR: Balance of Payment: USD: Current Account: Balance of Primary Income data is updated yearly, averaging -1.641 USD bn from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2026, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -0.518 USD bn in 1999 and a record low of -9.711 USD bn in 2026. Costa Rica CR: Balance of Payment: USD: Current Account: Balance of Primary Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.OECD.EO: Balance of Payments: Current Account: USD: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual. BSIID-Balance of primary income, value in USD

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
-9.711 2026	-9.108 2025	-9.711 2026	-0.518 1999	USD bn	yearly	1999 - 2026

Related Indicators for Costa Rica CR: Balance of Payment: USD: Current Account: Balance of Primary Income

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Costa Rica CR: Balance of Payment: USD: Current Account: Balance of Primary Inco... (USD bn)	-9.711 2026	yearly	1999 - 2026
Costa Rica CR: Balance of Payment: USD: Current Account: Residual Item (USD bn)	1.494 2026	yearly	1999 - 2026
Costa Rica CR: Balance of Payment: USD: Current Account (USD bn)	-2.261 2026	yearly	1999 - 2026
Costa Rica CR: Balance of Payment: USD: Current Account: Balance of Secondary In... (USD bn)	0.752 2026	yearly	1999 - 2026

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Costa Rica Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	30,858.330 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	16,115.070 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	3.243 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (CRC bn)	11,444.353 2029	yearly	1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (CRC bn)	37,664.967 2029	yearly	1996 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (CRC bn)	10,206.173 2029	yearly	1990 - 2029

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	5.535 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	9.000 2026	yearly	1980 - 2026

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	3.000 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-1.809 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029

More Indicators for Costa Rica

Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Costa Rica CR: External Debt: Debt Service: % of Exports (%)	4.152 2022	yearly	1977 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: External Debt: TDS: Debt Service: Public and Publicly Guaranteed ... (USD mn)	1,490.686 2021	yearly	1970 - 2021
Costa Rica CR: External Debt: Public and Publicly Guaranteed Debt Service: % of ... (%)	1.806 2022	yearly	1970 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: External Debt: Public and Publicly Guaranteed Debt Service: % of ... (%)	3.881 2022	yearly	1977 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: External Debt: TDS: PPG: The International Bank for Reconstructio... (USD mn)	61.668 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Costa Rica CR: External Debt: TDS: PPG: International Development Association (I... (USD mn)	0.082 2011	yearly	1970 - 2011
Costa Rica CR: External Debt: TDS: Multilateral Debt Service (USD mn)	366.839 2021	yearly	1970 - 2021
Costa Rica CR: External Debt: Multilateral Debt Service: % of Public and Publicl... (%)	42.054 2022	yearly	1970 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral: Conces... (USD mn)	0.980 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Costa Rica CR: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Official Creditors (USD mn)	480.509 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Costa Rica CR: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Private Creditors: Bonds (USD mn)	922.828 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Costa Rica CR: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Private Creditors: Commercial Banks (USD mn)	682.472 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Costa Rica CR: External Debt: TDS: Private Non-Guaranteed (PNG): Bonds (USD mn)	126.560 2018	yearly	2014 - 2018
Costa Rica CR: External Debt: TDS: PNG: Commercial Banks and Other Creditors (USD mn)	1,524.090 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Costa Rica CR: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Private Creditors: Others (USD mn)	12.437 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Costa Rica CR: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Private Creditors (USD mn)	1,617.737 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Costa Rica CR: External Debt: Total Amount Rescheduled (USD mn)	0.000 2014	yearly	1982 - 2014
Costa Rica CR: External Debt: UND: Undisbursed: Total (USD mn)	1,691.569 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Costa Rica CR: External Debt: UND: Undisbursed: Official Creditors (USD mn)	1,687.841 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Costa Rica CR: External Debt: UND: Undisbursed: Private Creditors (USD mn)	3.728 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Costa Rica CR: Electricity Production From Coal Sources: % of Total (%)	0.000 2015	yearly	1971 - 2015
Costa Rica CR: Electricity Production From Hydroelectric Sources: % of Total (%)	74.612 2015	yearly	1971 - 2015
Costa Rica CR: Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Losses: % of Output (%)	10.825 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Costa Rica CR: Electricity Production From Natural Gas Sources: % of Total (%)	0.000 2015	yearly	1971 - 2015
Costa Rica CR: Electricity Production From Nuclear Sources: % of Total (%)	0.000 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Costa Rica CR: Electricity Production From Oil Sources: % of Total (%)	0.999 2015	yearly	1971 - 2015
Costa Rica CR:(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Unit of Energy Use: PPP per Kg of ... (Intl $/kg)	15.931 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Costa Rica CR: Energy Imports: Net: % of Energy Use (%)	49.834 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Costa Rica CR: Alternative and Nuclear Energy: % of Total Energy Use (%)	14.209 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Costa Rica CR: Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption: % of Total (%)	49.880 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Costa Rica CR: Electric Power Consumption: per Capita (kWh)	1,922.883 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Costa Rica CR: Energy Use: Kg of Oil Equivalent per Capita (kg)	1,012.684 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Costa Rica CR: CO2 Intensity: Kg per Kg of Oil Equivalent Energy Use (kg)	1.596 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Costa Rica CR: CO2 Emissions (kt)	6,967.400 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Costa Rica CR: CO2 Emissions: Metric Tons per Capita (Metric Ton)	1.360 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Costa Rica CR: CO2 Emissions: Kg per PPP of GDP (kg)	0.063 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Costa Rica CR: Other Greenhouse Gas Emissions: HFC, PFC & SF6: Thousand Metric T... (Metric Ton th)	441.110 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Costa Rica CR: Agricultural Methane Emissions: % of Total (%)	65.035 2008	yearly	1970 - 2008
Costa Rica CR: Methane Emissions: Kt of CO2 Equivalent (kt)	4,650.441 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Costa Rica CR: Agricultural Nitrous Oxide Emissions: % of Total (%)	80.411 2008	yearly	1970 - 2008
Costa Rica CR: Nitrous Oxide Emissions: Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent (Metric Ton th)	1,875.797 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Costa Rica CR: Bird Species: Threatened (Unit)	27.000 2018	yearly	2018 - 2018
Costa Rica CR: Fish Species: Threatened (Unit)	64.000 2018	yearly	2018 - 2018
Costa Rica CR: Plant Species: Higher: Threatened (Unit)	143.000 2018	yearly	2018 - 2018
Costa Rica CR: Mammal Species: Threatened (Unit)	11.000 2018	yearly	2018 - 2018
Costa Rica CR: Population Density: People per Square Km (Person/sq km)	100.939 2021	yearly	1961 - 2021
Costa Rica CR: Population in Largest City (Person)	1,461,989.000 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Costa Rica CR: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population (%)	33.949 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Costa Rica CR: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million (Person)	1,461,989.000 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Costa Rica CR: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million: as % o... (%)	28.050 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Costa Rica CR: Pump Price for Diesel Fuel: USD per Liter (USD)	0.790 2016	yearly	2002 - 2016
Costa Rica CR: Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%)	9.690 2022	yearly	2008 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Total Reserves: Including Gold (USD mn)	13,225.042 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Costa Rica CR: Total Reserves: % of Total External Debt (%)	21.964 2022	yearly	1971 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Total Reserves: Months of Imports (NA)	4.392 2023	yearly	1977 - 2023
Costa Rica CR: Total Reserves: Excluding Gold (USD mn)	13,225.042 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Costa Rica CR: Foreign Assets: Net (CRC mn)	6,473,363.641 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Costa Rica CR: Deposit Interest Rate (% pa)	5.075 2023	yearly	1982 - 2023
Costa Rica CR: Lending Interest Rate (% pa)	9.097 2023	yearly	1982 - 2023
Costa Rica CR: Interest Rate Spread (% pa)	4.022 2023	yearly	1982 - 2023
Costa Rica CR: Real Interest Rate (% pa)	9.193 2023	yearly	1982 - 2023
Costa Rica CR: Domestic Credit: Provided by Financial Sector: % of GDP (%)	77.045 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023
Costa Rica CR: Domestic Credit: to Private Sector: % of GDP (%)	51.120 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023
Costa Rica CR: Research and Development Expenditure: % of GDP (%)	0.275 2021	yearly	1996 - 2021
Costa Rica CR: Grants and Other Revenue (CRC mn)	949,817.435 2022	yearly	2002 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Grants and Other Revenue: % of Revenue (%)	11.754 2022	yearly	2002 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Social Contributions: % of Revenue (%)	36.420 2022	yearly	1972 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Revenue Excluding Grants: % of GDP (%)	18.003 2022	yearly	2002 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports (CRC mn)	12,604.542 2022	yearly	1972 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports: % of Tax Revenue (%)	0.196 2022	yearly	1972 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services (CRC mn)	3,208,455.671 2022	yearly	1972 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services: % of Re... (%)	39.706 2022	yearly	2004 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services: % Value... (%)	8.143 2022	yearly	1972 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Duties (CRC mn)	171,207.590 2022	yearly	1972 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Duties: % o... (%)	2.662 2022	yearly	1972 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on International Trade (CRC mn)	547,437.691 2022	yearly	2002 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on International Trade: % of R... (%)	6.775 2022	yearly	2002 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Other Taxes (CRC mn)	488,396.295 2022	yearly	2002 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Other Taxes: % of Revenue (%)	6.044 2022	yearly	2002 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Tax Revenue (CRC mn)	6,432,118.769 2022	yearly	1972 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	14.354 2022	yearly	2002 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capital... (%)	27.075 2022	yearly	2002 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capital... (%)	34.014 2022	yearly	2002 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees (CRC mn)	3,282,731.685 2022	yearly	2002 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees: % of Expenditure (%)	37.860 2022	yearly	1973 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Expenditure: Goods and Services Expenditure (CRC mn)	1,615,255.630 2022	yearly	1973 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Expenditure: Goods and Services Expenditure: % of Expenditure (%)	10.070 2022	yearly	2002 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Expenditure: Interest Payments (CRC mn)	2,048,731.395 2022	yearly	2002 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Expenditure: Interest Payments: % of Revenue (%)	25.354 2022	yearly	2002 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Expenditure: Interest Payments: % of Expenditure (%)	23.517 2022	yearly	2002 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Expenditure: Other Expenditure (CRC mn)	1,036,939.719 2022	yearly	2002 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Expenditure: Other Expenditure: % of GDP (%)	11.903 2022	yearly	2002 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Expenditure: % of GDP (%)	19.441 2022	yearly	2002 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Expenditure: Subsidies and Other Transfers (CRC mn)	1,248,501.092 2022	yearly	2002 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Expenditure: Subsidies and Other Transfers: % of Expenditure (%)	14.331 2022	yearly	2002 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Business Extent of Disclosure Index (NA)	5.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Costa Rica CR: New Businesses Registered (Number)	20,733.000 2022	yearly	2013 - 2022
Costa Rica CR: Depth of Credit Information Index: 0=Low To 8=High (NA)	7.000 2019	yearly	2013 - 2019
Costa Rica CR: Private Credit Bureau Coverage: % of Adults (%)	86.000 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
Costa Rica CR: Public Credit Registry Coverage: % of Adults (%)	36.400 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019

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