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Source: Costa Rican Association of Engineers and Architects (Colegio Federado de Ingenieros y Arquitectos). Data collected from all construction permits registered during 2008. These statistics include new constructions as well as remodeling projects.
2008 Construction Statistics
| Type |
|
Floor Area
(in million sq. ft.) |
Floor Area
(in million sq. m.) |
|
| Residential |
|
51.47 |
4.78 |
|
| Commercial |
|
22.56 |
2.10 |
|
| Industrial |
|
8.40 |
0.78 |
|
| Other |
|
20.55 |
1.91 |
|
| Total |
|
106.51 |
9.90 |
|
Square Meters Built/Remodeled in Costa Rica during 2008
| Residential |
|
Floor Area
(in million sq. ft.) |
Floor Area
(in million sq. m.) |
|
|
Condos/Apartment Buildings |
28.83
|
2.40
|
|
|
Houses |
197.3
|
1.83
|
|
|
Other
|
5.70
|
0.53
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commercial |
|
|
|
|
|
Businesses
|
12.36 |
1.15
|
|
|
Commercial Buildings |
4.39 |
0.41
|
|
|
Offices |
2.94 |
0.27
|
|
|
Other
|
2.94
|
0.27
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Industrial |
|
|
|
|
|
Warehouses
|
6.67 |
0.62
|
|
|
Factories |
1.08 |
0.10
|
|
|
Other
|
0.65
|
0.06
|
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Top 10 Developed Counties in Costa Rica
| County |
Province |
Floor Area
(in million sq. ft.) |
Floor Area
(in million sq. m.) |
Alajuela
|
Alajuela
|
8.10
|
0.75
|
Santa Cruz
|
Guanacaste
|
8.08
|
0.75
|
La Union
|
Cartago
|
7.13
|
0.66
|
San Jose
|
San Jose
|
6.80
|
0.63
|
Escazu
|
San Jose |
6.08
|
0.57
|
Garabito
|
Puntarenas
|
5.14
|
0.48
|
Heredia
|
Heredia
|
5.11
|
0.47
|
Liberia
|
Guanacaste
|
3.73
|
0.35
|
Nicoya
|
Guanacaste
|
3.59
|
0.33
|
Santa Ana
|
San Jose
|
3.55
|
0.33
|
|
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Year 2007 |
|
County |
Province |
Floor Area
(in million sq. ft.) |
Floor Area
(in million sq. m.) |
| Perez Zeledon |
San Jose |
6.81 |
0.63 |
| Desamparados |
San Jose |
4.71 |
0.44 |
| Tarrazu |
Cartago |
4.62 |
0.43 |
| Montes de Oro |
Puntarenas |
4.17 |
0.39 |
| Pococi |
Cartago |
3.61 |
0.34 |
| Abangares |
Guanacaste |
3.36 |
0.31 |
| Atenas |
Alajuela |
2.90 |
0.27 |
| Paraiso |
Cartago |
2.83 |
0.26 |
| San Pablo |
Heredia |
2.62 |
0.24 |
| Acosta |
San Jose |
2.59 |
0.24 |
|
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Year 2006 |
|
County |
Province |
Floor Area
(in million sq. ft.) |
Floor Area
(in million sq. m.) |
| Santa Cruz (Tamarindo Area) |
Guanacaste |
5.74 |
0.53 |
| Garabito (Jaco Area) |
Puntarenas |
5.04 |
0.47 |
| Santa Ana |
San Jose |
4.12 |
0.38 |
| Escazu |
San Jose |
4.12 |
0.38 |
| Heredia |
Heredia |
3.24 |
0.30 |
| Alajuela |
Alajuela |
3.13 |
0.29 |
| Carrillo |
Guanacaste |
3.08 |
0.29 |
| San Jose |
San Jose |
2.75 |
0.26 |
| San Carlos |
Alajuela |
1.76 |
0.16 |
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