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CodeCRI
Long NameRepublic of Costa Rica
Income GroupUpper middle income
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
Lending categoryIBRD
Currency UnitCosta Rican colon
Latest population census2011
Latest household surveyMultiple Indicator Cluster Survey, 2018
National accounts base yearOriginal chained constant price data are rescaled.
National accounts reference year2017
System of National AccountsCountry uses the 2008 System of National Accounts methodology
SNA price valuationValue added at basic prices (VAB)
PPP survey years2011, and Rolling surveys (annual estimation) after 2016
Balance of Payments Manual in useBPM6
External debt Reporting statusActual
System of tradeSpecial trade system
Government Accounting conceptConsolidated central government
IMF data dissemination standardSpecial Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS)
Source of most recent Income and expenditure dataIntegrated household survey (IHS), 2017
Vital registration completeYes
Latest agricultural census2014
Latest industrial data2013
Latest trade data2018
2-alpha codeCR
WB-2 codeCR
Table NameCosta Rica
Short NameCosta Rica
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