Costa Rica Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Costa Rica Current Account

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This chart displays Current Account (% of GDP) for Costa Rica from 2013 to 2022.

	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-3.0	-1.3	-1.0	-2.5	-3.7
Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-1.9	-0.8	-0.6	-1.6	-2.6

Economic activity increased 5.3% terms in July, which was a deterioration from June’s 8.2% increase. Looking at the details of...

7-Sep-23

Consumer prices declined 3.3% in annual terms in August, a sharper drop compared to July’s 2.3% year-on-year decrease. Looking at...

11-Aug-23

Economic activity increased 7.9% in annual terms in June, down from May’s 8.1% increase. June’s slowdown was largely driven by...

8-Aug-23

Consumer prices fell 2.3% in annual terms in July, a larger decrease compared to June’s 1.0% year-on-year fall. The sharper...

1-Aug-23

The Costa Rican economy picked up pace in the second quarter of 2023, when GDP growth accelerated to 5.1% year...

26-Jul-23

At its 26 July meeting, the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) cut the policy rate by 50 basis points...

12-Jul-23

Economic activity grew 7.4% in annual terms in May, which followed April’s 3.7% increase. May’s print marked the best reading...

14-Jun-23

At its 14 June meeting, the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) cut the policy rate by 50 basis points...