Costa Rica’s Economic Growth Meets Four Months of Deceleration and These Are the Three Main Causes

IMF recognizes Costa Rica for its economic strength and places it as an example of fiscal responsibility San José, 14 May (elmundo.cr) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) praised Costa Rica’s economic performance after concluding the Article IV Consultation for 2025, in which the agency’s Executive Board highlighted the country’s “significant economic progress”, based on sound macroeconomic foundations, prudent policies and robust institutio…

The Costa Rican economy shows signs of cooling.For the fourth consecutive month, the rate of growth of national production has decreased, according to the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) revealed this Tuesday when presenting the Monthly Economic Activity Index (MAE) corresponding to March 2025.Although national production recorded a year-on-year variation of 3.6% in March, this figure confirms a downward trend in the speed of economic expansio…