Snacks in Costa Rica

Costa Rica recorded an inflation rate of 0.84% in 2024, according to the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR), with the Consumer Price Index (IPC) showing price declines in key snack categories like chips, savoury snacks, ice cream, and sugar confectionery, dampening value growth. In 2025, the industry is facing several cost pressures, including global price increases for chocolate and glucose, affecting snack prices and manufacturers.

The Snacks in Costa Rica report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a national level, providing local insight and understanding unavailable elsewhere. In addition to the latest retail sales data 2020-2024, it identifies the leading companies, brands and retail outlets, and assesses the key trends and demographic shifts behind consumer demand and sales growth. How key trends such as health and wellness, sustainability and recovery from the pandemic are currently shaping the market along with prospects for the next five years, clearly indicating how the market is expected to change.

Product coverage: Confectionery, Ice Cream, Savoury Snacks, Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks.

Data coverage: Market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

• Get a detailed picture of the Snacks market;
• Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
• Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
• Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.