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Indicators 1997 2000* 2002
2003  2004 20052006
GDP (Gross Domestic Product) (U.S. $ Millions) $12,829 $15,948  $11,636  $13,409  $15,637  $18,326  $21,745
Annual Variation Rate 8.3% 1.0% N/A
N/A 
N/A 
N/A 
N/A 
GDP per Capita (U.S. $) $3,485.0 $4,044.5 $4,118.0 $4,200.4
$4,367.9
$4,628.2
N/A
Annual Variation Rate 5.7% -1.3% N/A N/A 
N/A 
N/A 
N/A 
GNP (Gross National Product)
(CRC Millions)		 USD$9,073.2 ¢5,394.60
 ¢6,060.90
 ¢6,982.30
¢8,126.70
¢9,565.70
N/A
Annual Rate of Inflation (consumer prices) 11.2% 10.2% 9.68%  9.87%
13.13%
14.08%
N/A
Currency Devaluation Rate 11.1% 11.1% N/A N/A 
N/A 
N/A 
N/A 
Public External Debt (Per Capita in USD$)
 N/A N/A $554.33
 $685.43
$768.82
$769.10
$804.68

*Preliminary Data
Source: Central Bank of Costa Rica & COMEX.
Note: As of December 2003 we are waiting for some data to update the above table. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience you may incur. We expect to have all data available by January 2004.

 

Indicators 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997* 1998**
GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
(U.S. $ Millions)		 $7,487 $8,284 $9,002 $9,009 $9,514 $10,375
Annual Variation Rate 11.6% 10.6% 8.7% 0.1% 5.6% 9.0%
GDP per Capita (U.S. $) $2,491 $2,698 $2,870 $2,813 $2,909 $3,106
Annual Variation Rate 9.0% 8.3% 6.4% -2.0% 3.4% 6.8%
GNP (Gross National Product) N/A $7.987
billion		 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Per Capita National Product N/A N/A $5,400(1) N/A N/A N/A
Per Capita GNP N/A $2,390 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Rate of National Product
Real Growth		 N/A N/A 2.5%(1) N/A N/A N/A
Current Account Deficit
per GDP		 8.3% 2.8% 1.1% 1.1% 2.7% 3.0%
Annual Rate of Inflation
(consumer prices)		 9.1% 19.9% 22.6% 13.9% 11.2% 13.5%
Currency Devaluation Rate N/A N/A N/A N/A 11.1% N/A
External Debt N/A N/A $4 billion(1) N/A N/A N/A
Foreign Debt $3,158 $3,256 $3,259 $2,859 $2,640 $2,658
Foreign Debt per GDP 42.2% 39.3% 36.2% 31.7% 27.7% 25.6%
Foreign Debt per Exports 157.2% 139.4% 114.6% 94.9% 80.5% 71.0%
Public Sector's Deficit
per GDP		 1.2% 7.7% 4.6% 5.1% 3.0% 4.2%
Foreign Monetary Reserves 958 934 1139 1063 1183 1153

*Preliminary Data **Estimate, August 1998

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