External Debt to GDP in Costa Rica remained unchanged at 16 percent of GDP in 2024 from 16 percent of GDP in 2023. External Debt to GDP in Costa Rica averaged 10.66 percent of GDP from 2006 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 17.00 percent of GDP in 2021 and a record low of 5.10 percent of GDP in 2011. source: Inter-American Development Bank

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Balance of Trade	-490.20	-2466.40	USD Million	Jan 2026
Capital Flows	-749.50	-127.11	USD Million	Sep 2025
Current Account	-69.90	-221.20	USD Million	Sep 2025
Current Account to GDP	-1.40	-1.40	percent of GDP	Dec 2024
Exports	1495.60	22639.50	USD Million	Jan 2026
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt	41784.40	40464.10	USD Million	Sep 2025
External Debt to GDP	16.00	16.00	percent of GDP	Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment	1390.80	1316.10	USD Million	Sep 2025
Imports	1985.80	25105.90	USD Million	Jan 2026
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Remittances	194.66	197.51	USD Million	Sep 2025
Terrorism Index	0.00	0.00	Points	Dec 2024