Ease of Doing Business in Costa Rica

Costa Rica is ranked 67 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of Costa Rica deteriorated to 67 in 2018 from 61 in 2017. Ease of Doing Business in Costa Rica averaged 93.09 from 2008 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 121 in 2009 and a record low of 60 in 2015.

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Costa Rica Business	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Industrial Production	3.80	3.70	10.80	-3.50	percent	[+]
Manufacturing Production	2.70	2.60	10.20	-7.00	percent	[+]
Changes in Inventories	-39446.70	-5108.50	256904.20	-327797.00	CRC Million	[+]
Leading Economic Index	4.10	3.80	14.80	-5.70	percent	[+]
Internet Speed	4091.66	3879.16	4091.66	695.74	KBps	[+]
IP Addresses	531033.00	514721.00	536472.00	107033.00	IP	[+]
Industrial Production Mom	0.20	-0.30	9.80	-7.40	percent	[+]
Mining Production	-0.50	0.10	26.30	-30.10	percent	[+]
Competitiveness Index	62.14	61.72	62.14	4.05	Points	[+]
Competitiveness Rank	55.00	54.00	68.00	51.00		[+]
Corruption Index	59.00	58.00	64.50	41.00	Points	[+]
Corruption Rank	38.00	41.00	55.00	22.00		[+]
Ease of Doing Business	67.00	61.00	121.00	60.00		[+]

The Ease of doing business index ranks countries against each other based on how the regulatory environment is conducive to business operationstronger protections of property rights. Economies with a high rank (1 to 20) have simpler and more friendly regulations for businesses. This page includes a chart with historical data for Ease of Doing Business in Costa Rica. Ease of Doing Business in Costa Rica - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	67.00	61.00	121.00	60.00	2008 - 2018		Yearly

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Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
Singapore	2.00	Dec/18	2	3	1	Yearly
South Korea	5.00	Dec/18	4	23	4	Yearly
United States	8.00	Dec/18	6	8	4	Yearly
United Kingdom	9.00	Dec/18	7	11	5	Yearly
Australia	18.00	Dec/18	14	18	9	Yearly
Canada	22.00	Dec/18	18	22	8	Yearly
Germany	24.00	Dec/18	20	27	14	Yearly
Spain	30.00	Dec/18	28	62	28	Yearly
Russia	31.00	Dec/18	35	124	31	Yearly
France	32.00	Dec/18	31	38	26	Yearly
Netherlands	36.00	Dec/18	32	36	25	Yearly
Switzerland	38.00	Dec/18	33	38	19	Yearly
Japan	39.00	Dec/18	34	39	13	Yearly
Turkey	43.00	Dec/18	60	73	43	Yearly
China	46.00	Dec/18	78	99	46	Yearly
Italy	51.00	Dec/18	46	87	44	Yearly
Mexico	54.00	Dec/18	49	55	42	Yearly
Indonesia	73.00	Dec/18	72	129	72	Yearly
India	77.00	Dec/18	100	139	77	Yearly
South Africa	82.00	Dec/18	82	82	32	Yearly
Saudi Arabia	92.00	Dec/18	92	96	10	Yearly
Brazil	109.00	Dec/18	125	129	109	Yearly
Argentina	119.00	Dec/18	117	124	112	Yearly