Starting a business - Score in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Starting a business - Score was 79.91 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Costa Rica, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Costa Rica stood at 79.91.
The figure is up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Costa Rica peaked at 81.63 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 59.38, in 2003.
That places Costa Rica 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 59.38 | — |
| 2004 | 59.49 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 59.76 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 60.53 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 59.75 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 63.93 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 64.18 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 64.21 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 64.26 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 67.53 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 81.09 | +20.1% |
| 2014 | 81.15 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 81.2 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.58 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 81.63 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 79.92 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 79.91 | -0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 79.91 is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 88% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 79.91 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.6, 93% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61 | 59.38 | 64.18 | 7 |
| 2010s | 76.25 | 64.21 | 81.63 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More private sector data for Costa Rica
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 27.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 32.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,129 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Costa Rica?
- Starting a business - score in Costa Rica was 79.91 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 81.63 in 2017.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.38 in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for starting a business - score?
- Costa Rica ranks 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.