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Costa Rica's economy was historically based on agriculture, and this has had a large cultural impact through the years. Costa Rica's main cash crop, historically and up to modern times, was Bananas. The coffee crop had been a major export, but decreased in value to the point where it added only 2.5% to the 2013 exports of the country. [61]
Costa Rican agriculture plays a profound part in the country's gross domestic product (GDP). It makes up about 6.5% of Costa Rica 's GDP, and 14% of the labor force . [ 1 ] Depending upon location and altitude, many regions differ in agricultural crops and techniques.
Cuba is not included in the list due to lack of economic data. Of the countries listed, some are not independent: Aruba is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and Puerto Rico is a United States territory with special status and thus is measured separately from the U.S. by the World Economic Outlook.
Pages in category "Economy of Costa Rica" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Cinema of Costa Rica;
Map of Costa Rica. The World Bank and Costa Rica have two active projects as of December 2018. The World Bank has been able to claim Costa Rica as a developmental success. Although Costa Rica has been actively working on reform to better the country and has the lowest poverty rate in Central America, it still remains a developing nation, due to a slowdown in economic expansion, lack of job ...
This is a list of Latin American and Caribbean countries by gross domestic product (nominal) in USD according to the International Monetary Fund's estimates in April 2024 World Economic Outlook database. Cuba is not included in the list due to lack of economic data.
After deliberation, the incorporation into Costa Rica was decided in an open town hall meeting, preparing a record in which the main reasons for it were noted, pointing out the advantages in terms of trade, the desire to participate in the advances that are palpable in Costa Rica, the economic, administrative and public service benefits, the ...
According to the IMF [2] (the source for the table below), in most years recently Costa Rica has run fiscal deficits, but in 2007 and 2008 small surpluses were reported. Combined with some growth of the economy this has produced a decline in the debt-to-GDP ratio. The year 2009 saw a significant decline in the state of public finances and the ...