This PEST country analysis report on Costa Rica provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.
Synopsis
- Understand the political system in Costa Rica through analysis of key figures in the country and governance indicators.
- Understand the economic situation in Costa Rica through a balanced assessment of core macroeconomic issues.
- Understand customer demographics in Costa Rica through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
- Understand the technological landscape in Costa Rica through analysis of relevant laws and policies, as well as patents data.
Scope
- The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Costa Rica , as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
- The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Costa Rica 's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment.
- The social landscape section analyzes the government's social welfare policies, as well as the country's performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education.
Reasons to Buy
- What is the outlook in Costa Rica in terms of political stability, policies towards business, and the popularity of the government?
- How does Costa Rica perform in terms of GDP growth, its fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, and employment?
- How does Costa Rica perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
- How does Costa Rica perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like IT, life sciences, and R&D expenditure trends?
Table of Contents
- Overview
- Catalyst
- Summary
- Key highlights
- Key developments (September 2022 - August 2023)
- Key economic updates
- Key Facts and Geographic Location
- Key facts
- Geographical location
- Political Landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Structure and policies
- Performance
- Governance indicators
- Economic Landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Structure and policies
- Financial system
- Performance
- GDP and growth rate
- GDP composition by sector
- Fiscal situation
- Current account
- Foreign trade
- International investment position
- Monetary situation
- Employment
- Social Landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Asylum seeker exits unconstitutional
- Demographic composition
- Education
- Healthcare
- Performance
- Healthcare
- Income distribution
- Technological Landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Structure and policies
- Policies
- Intellectual property
- R&D
- ICT sector
- Performance
- Telecommunications, broadband, and internet
- About the Publisher
- Contact the Publisher
Table 1: Costa Rica - Key facts, 2023
Table 2: Mid-year population by age (% age of total population), 2022
List of Figures
Figure 1: Key economic indicators trend
Figure 2: Map of Costa Rica, 2023
Figure 3: Costa Rica - Timeline of key political events
Figure 4: Costa Rica - Key political figures
Figure 5: Costa Rica - Distribution of seats by party (%), February 2022
Figure 6: Evolution of GDP (%), 2012-22
Figure 7: Real GDP and GDP growth (constant prices), 2018-27f
Figure 8: GDP by sector in Costa Rica, 2022
Figure 9: Costa Rica - Agricultural output (CRC trillion/%), 2018-23f
Figure 10: Costa Rica - Industrial output (CRC trillion/%), 2018-23f
Figure 11: Costa Rica - Services output (CRC trillion/%), 2018-23f
Figure 12: Cost Rica - Volume of exports and imports of goods and services growth (%), 2018-27f
Figure 13: Costa Rica - Consumer price index (CPI) and CPI-based inflation, 2018-27f
Figure 14: Costa Rica - Unemployment rate (%), 2018-27f
Figure 15: Costa Rica - Major religions (%), 2021
Figure 16: Costa Rica - Healthcare expenditure ($ billion/%), 2017-20
Figure 17: Costa Rica - Education expenditure (% of GDP), 2017-20
Figure 18: Costa Rica - Internet users and penetration (millions/%), 2018-23f
