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Costa Rica: Economy Overview. GDP (2012): $58.55 Billion USD Represents less than 1% of the world economy . Population (2012): 4,805,295.0 GDP per capita (2012): $12,500 USD Labor Force (2012): 2.182 million. Unemployment rate: 7.8% Life expectancy (2011): 79 years
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Costa Rica: Economy Overview • GDP (2012): $58.55 Billion USD • Represents less than 1% of the world economy. • Population (2012): 4,805,295.0 • GDP per capita (2012): $12,500 USD • Labor Force (2012): 2.182 million. • Unemployment rate: 7.8% • Life expectancy (2011): 79 years • Inflation rate (2014): 4.5% • Stock market: Bolsa Nacional de Valores(BNV) • Currency: Colon (CRC) • Exchange rate (28.01.2014): 1 USD-499,77(CRC) • Industrial production growth rate (2012): 6% Sources: The World Bank Group (2014); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2014); BolsaNacional de valores (BNV)(2014); Banco Central de Costa Rica(BCCR) (2014); World Trade Organization (WTO) (2014). Updated: January, 2014.