Costa Rica BIP Veränderung zum Vorjahr

Costa Rica’s GDP expanded by 4% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2024, slowing from the 4.2% expansion in the preceding quarter. Growth eased in transportation & storage (7.7% vs. 8.3% in Q2), agriculture, forestry & fishing (0.5% vs. 2%), mining & quarrying (3% vs. 4.7%), and wholesale & retail trade (3.1% vs. 4.4%), while electricity, water & sanitation services (-2.8% vs. -0.9%) and construction (-0.8% vs. 0.9%) contracted.Conversely, production accelerated in information & communication (6.2% vs. 6.1%), and professional, scientific, technical, administrative activities & support services (6.7% vs. 6.2%). On a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, the economy grew by 0.95%, up from 0.91% in the previous period.