Costa Rica: In-depth PEST insights - MarketLine Country Profiles

Costa Rica: In-depth PEST insights

Costa Rica: In-depth PEST insights - MarketLine Country Profiles
Costa Rica: In-depth PEST insights
Published Jun 30, 2017
33 pages — Published Jun 30, 2017
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Abstract:

Summary
This PEST country analysis report on Costa Rica provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.

Key Findings

- The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Costa Rica, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
- The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Costa Rica's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment.'
- The social landscape section analyzes the government's social welfare policies, as well as the country's performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education.

Synopsis

- Understand the political system in Costa Rica through analysis of key figures in the country and governance indicators.
- Understand the economic situation in Costa Rica through a balanced assessment of core macroeconomic issues.
- Understand customer demographics in Costa Rica through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
- Understand the technological landscape in Costa Rica through analysis of relevant laws and policies, as well as patents data.

Reasons To Buys

- What is the outlook in Costa Rica in terms of political stability, policies towards business, and the popularity of the government?
- How does Costa Rica perform in terms of GDP growth, its fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, and employment?
- How does Costa Rica perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
- How does Costa Rica perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like IT, life sciences, and R&D expenditure trends?

Key Highlights

  
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Sections

Title
Table of Contents
Overview 2
Catalyst 2
Summary 2
Key highlights 2
Key developments (January 2016-May 2017) 3
Key Facts and Geographic Location 8
Key facts 8
Geographical location 9
Political Landscape 10
Summary 10
Evolution 10
Structure and policies 11
Key political figures 11
Structure of government 11
Structure of legislature 11
Key policies 12
Economic 12
Social 13
Foreign and defense 13
Performance 13
Governance indicators 13
Economic Landscape 15
Summary 15
Evolution 15
Structure and policies 17
Financial system 17
Performance 17
GDP and growth rate 17
Fiscal situation 22
International investment position 23
Monetary situation 23
Employment 25
Social Landscape 26
Summary 26
Evolution 26
Structure and policies 26
Demographic composition 26
Education 28
Healthcare services 28
Performance 28
Healthcare 28
Income distribution 29
Education 29
Technological Landscape 30
Summary 30
Evolution 30
Structure and policies 30
Intellectual property 30
R&D 30
ICT sector 30
Performance 31
Opportunity sectors 31
R&D 31
Appendix 32
Ask the analyst 32
About MarketLine 32
Disclaimer 32
List of Tables
List of Tables
Table 1: Costa Rica - key facts 8
Table 2: Mid-year population by age (percentage of total population), 2016 27
List of Figures
List of Figures
Figure 1: Map of Costa Rica 9
Figure 2: Costa Rica - key political events timeline 10
Figure 3: Costa Rica - key political figures 11
Figure 4: Distribution of votes by political parties 12
Figure 5: Evolution of GDP growth in Costa Rica, 2005-16 16
Figure 6: Evolution of GDP growth in Costa Rica, 2010-20 18
Figure 7: Sector-specific GDP in Costa Rica, 2016 19
Figure 8: Agricultural output in Costa Rica, 2010-16 20
Figure 9: Industrial output in Costa Rica, 2010-16 21
Figure 10: Services output in Costa Rica, 2010-16 22
Figure 11: Trade position in Costa Rica, 2011-15 23
Figure 12: Consumer Price Index (CPI) and CPI-based inflation in Costa Rica, 2010-20 24
Figure 13: Unemployment in Costa Rica, 2010-20 25
Figure 14: Major religions in Costa Rica 28
Figure 15: Healthcare expenditures in Costa Rica, 2008-15 29

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