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Costa Rica

Official Name:	The Republic of Costa Rica
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republica de Costa Rica
ISO Country Codes:	CR : CRI
Internet Domain:	.cr
Government Web Site:	https://www.presidencia.go.cr/

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IATA Airports

Capital:	San Jose	Main Airports:	Tobías Bolaños International Airport
Language(s):	Spanish	Population:	5,204,411
Currency:	Costa Rican Colon	ISO Currency Code:	CRC
Telephone Dial In:	+506	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Association of Caribbean States; Central American Integration System; Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; Organizacion de Estados Iberoamericanos; Organization of American States; Pacific Alliance; Secretar a General Iberoamericana; Sistema Economico Latinoamericano; UN; UNESCO; Union Latina;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

Newspaper

Periódico La República;

Teletica;

The Costa Rica News;

The Costa Rican Times;

Radio

Costa Rica

Government Website:	https://www.presidencia.go.cr/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/costa-rica
Central Bank:	Banco Central de Costa Rica

GDP:	$109.26 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$21,200 (2021 est.)
Currency & USD Exchange Rate:	Costa Rican Colon
Currency Code:	CRC
World Bank Classification:	Upper-Middle-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	5.5%	bananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental plants, sugar, corn, rice, beans, potatoes; beef, poultry, dairy; timber
Industry:	18.6%	medical equipment, food processing, textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer, plastic products
Services:	75.9%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Consejo Monetario Centroamericano; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; The Cairns Group; Un Economic Commission for Latin America the Caribbean UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; Inter American Development Bank; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Bolsa Nacional de Valores ;

National Statistics Office:

Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas y Censos;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Costa Rica

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Spanish
Customs & Excise:	Ministerio de Hacienda
Development Bank(s):	Development Bank of Latin America; Inter-American Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Instituto de Normas Técnicas de Costa Rica

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 62/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 48/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 57/136 (2016)
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Country Ratings:

COFACE

CountryEconomy Rating

Credendo

UN LOCODES – Locations

All IATA Airports

Export Credit & Insurance More

N/A

Investment & Export Promotion More

Export Promotion Agency: ProComer ; Investment Agency: Costa Rican Investment & Development Board ;

Regional Trade Agreements & Organisations:

Free Trade Area of The Americas; Trade Facilitation Agreement; UNCTAD; WCO; WIPO; WTO;

Trade Reports:

International Trade Centre; Trade Facilitation Agreement; UNCTAD General; UNCTAD Maritime; WIPO; Worlds Top Exports; WTO;

Costa Rica

Accountancy Associations

Colegio de Contadores Públicos de Costa Rica

Banking Association

Asociación Bancaria Costarricense

Business Directories

Company Research
Costa Rica Business Directory
Global Database - Companies Database
InfoClipper
Nosis Trade
South America Business Directory
TradeBoss

Chambers Of Commerce

Company Register

Registro Nacional

Customs & Excise

Ministerio de Hacienda

Government Procurement

N/A

Law Associations & Firms

The Legal 500

Logistics Companies

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Freightnet
SeaRates

Freight Forwarder Services
Jctrans.net

Major Companies with a Local Operation

Asociacion Costarricense de Agencias de Carga y Logistica Internacional -ACACIA-
CMA CGM
DHL Global
DSV Global Transport and Logistics
FIATA Members
SkyNet Worldwide Express

Tax Identification Codes

Tax Identification Numbers

Yellow Pages

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Costa Rica

British Chambers of Commerce Overseas
BritCham Costa Rica To become trade leaders in creating new opportunities that promote and increase business relations between Costa Rica and the UK within a socially responsible framework.

Joint-Venture Chambers of Commerce No resources available

U.K. Government Guides
Department for Business and Trade
Exporting Country Guides
Foreign Travel Advice
UK help and services

British Representation Overseas
The British Embassy in San Jose
Department for Business and Trade Costa Rica (and Nicaragua)

Foreign Representation in the U.K.
Embassy of Costa Rica EmbassyPages EmbassyHomePage