External Debt to GDP in Costa Rica decreased to 17 percent of GDP in 2023 from 18.20 percent of GDP in 2022. External Debt to GDP in Costa Rica averaged 10.42 percent of GDP from 2006 until 2023, 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	-1502.00	-1455.90	USD Million	Jul 2025
Capital Flows	-465.85	-1067.73	USD Million	Mar 2025
Current Account	-221.80	-652.00	USD Million	Mar 2025
Current Account to GDP	-1.40	-1.40	percent of GDP	Dec 2024
Exports	13049.50	10939.70	USD Million	Jul 2025
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt	40129.70	40006.44	USD Million	Mar 2025
External Debt to GDP	17.00	16.30	percent of GDP	Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment	921.00	1628.20	USD Million	Mar 2025
Imports	14551.50	12395.60	USD Million	Jul 2025
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Remittances	183.36	148.22	USD Million	Mar 2025
Terrorism Index	0.00	0.00	Points	Dec 2024