Costa Rica Economy - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

CDF $3 4 billion (1984 est.), $1,280 per capita; 62% private consumption, 16% public consumption, 23% gross domestic investment, — 1% net foreign balance; 6% real growth rate (1984)

Natural resources: hydroelectric power

Agriculture: main products—coffee, bananas, sugarcane, rice, corn, cocoa, livestock products; an illegal producer of cannabis for the international drug trade

Fishing: catch 10,902 metric tons (1982)

Major industries: food processing, textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer

Electric power: 820,000 kW capacity (1985); 2.8 billion kWh produced (1985), 1,055 kWh per capita

Exports: $956 million (f.o b., 1984); coffee, bananas, beef, sugar, cocoa

Imports: $1 101 million (c.i.f., 1984); manufactured products, machinery, transportation equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs, fertilizer

Major trade partners: exports—47% US, 18% CACM, 9% FRG; imports—40% US, 12% Japan, 11% CACM, 4% FRG (1983)

Aid: economic bilateral commitments—US authorized (FY70-84), including Ex-Im, $603 million, other Western countries ODA and OOF (1970-83), $333 million, Communist countries (1971-84), $27 million; military commitments—US(FY70-84), $21 million

Budget: consolidated public sector (1983) $ 1,009 million total revenues; total expenditures including debt amortization $1,058 million

Monetary conversion rate: 54 colones=US$l (December 1985)

Fiscal year: calendar year

NOTE: The information regarding Costa Rica on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Costa Rica 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Costa Rica 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.