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Recurring indicator · Costa Rica · Macro indicators · checked

Costa Rica records the region's largest fall in unemployment rate over three years (−9 pp)

According to the ECLAC annual average rate series, the country went from 16.4% in 2021 to 7.5% in 2024. It ranks 4th out of 14 analysed countries in 2024, followed by Colombia with a 3.6 pp reduction.

610141822Latest change −16.2%Jan 2018: 10.28Jan 2019: 11.76Jan 2020: 19.61Jan 2021: 16.45Jan 2022: 12.23Jan 2023: 8.89Jan 2024: 7.457.45Jan 2018Jan 2020Jan 2021Jan 2023Jan 2024
CEPALSTAT: social indicatorsSep 15, 2026View analysis and records
Recurring indicator · Costa Rica · Macro indicators · checked

Costa Rica recorded the region's largest inflation drop between 2022 and 2025

According to ECLAC data (December to December), the country's inflation went from 7.9% to -1.2%, a 9.1 pp drop. Among the 14 countries analyzed with data for both years, Costa Rica ranked 14th by its 2025 level.

-4-0.536.510Latest change −245.7%Jan 2019: 1.52Jan 2020: 0.89Jan 2021: 3.3Jan 2022: 7.88Jan 2023: -1.77Jan 2024: 0.84Jan 2025: -1.23-1.23Jan 2019Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2024Jan 2025
CEPALSTAT: economic indicatorsSep 13, 2026View analysis and records
Recurring indicator · Costa Rica · Macro indicators · checked

Costa Rica recorded in 2024 its lowest Gini index since 2000 at 0.47

Across the 25 years of ECLAC's harmonised series, no figure fell below 0.47. The value marks a −0.01 change compared to the 0.48 recorded in 2023.

0.460.4750.490.5050.52Latest change −2.1%Jan 2000: 0.48Jan 2001: 0.5Jan 2002: 0.5Jan 2003: 0.48Jan 2004: 0.49Jan 2005: 0.48Jan 2006: 0.49Jan 2007: 0.5Jan 2008: 0.49Jan 2009: 0.51Jan 2010: 0.49Jan 2011: 0.5Jan 2012: 0.5Jan 2013: 0.51Jan 2014: 0.5Jan 2015: 0.5Jan 2016: 0.5Jan 2017: 0.5Jan 2018: 0.49Jan 2019: 0.5Jan 2020: 0.49Jan 2021: 0.5Jan 2022: 0.48Jan 2023: 0.48Jan 2024: 0.470.47Jan 2000Jan 2006Jan 2012Jan 2018Jan 2024
CEPALSTAT: social indicatorsSep 6, 2026View analysis and records
Recurring indicator · Costa Rica · Macro indicators · checked

Costa Rica recorded in 2024 its lowest unemployment rate since 2010 at 7.5%

According to the ECLAC annual average rate series, no year between 2010 and 2024 fell below 7.5%. Compared to the 8.9% recorded in 2023, the decrease was 1.4 percentage points.

610141822Latest change −16.2%Jan 2010: 8.92Jan 2011: 10.31Jan 2012: 10.17Jan 2013: 9.38Jan 2014: 9.62Jan 2015: 9.61Jan 2016: 9.54Jan 2017: 9.07Jan 2018: 10.28Jan 2019: 11.76Jan 2020: 19.61Jan 2021: 16.45Jan 2022: 12.23Jan 2023: 8.89Jan 2024: 7.457.45Jan 2010Jan 2014Jan 2017Jan 2021Jan 2024
CEPALSTAT: social indicatorsSep 6, 2026View analysis and records
Recurring indicator · Costa Rica · Macro indicators · checked

Costa Rica records -1.2% inflation in 2025, the lowest among 14 countries

According to ECLAC December-to-December data, Panama follows at 0.2%. Compared to the 0.8% reported in 2024, the change for Costa Rica was −2.1 pp.

-1.235.9813.220.4BoliviaBolivia20.4Bolivia: 20.4ColombiaColombia5.1Colombia: 5.1HondurasHonduras4.98Honduras: 4.98Dominican RepublicDominican Republic4.95Dominican Republic: 4.95MexicoMexico3.69Mexico: 3.69UruguayUruguay3.65Uruguay: 3.65ParaguayParaguay3.12Paraguay: 3.12NicaraguaNicaragua2.53Nicaragua: 2.53EcuadorEcuador1.91Ecuador: 1.91GuatemalaGuatemala1.65Guatemala: 1.65PeruPeru1.51Peru: 1.51El SalvadorEl Salvador0.91El Salvador: 0.91PanamaPanama0.23Panama: 0.23Costa RicaCosta Rica-1.23Costa Rica: -1.23
CEPALSTAT: economic indicatorsAug 22, 2026View analysis and records

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