{"id":1580,"date":"2025-11-21T22:34:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T22:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ics.cr\/?p=1580"},"modified":"2025-11-22T22:40:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T22:40:14","slug":"costa-rica-leads-world-update-of-economic-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ics.cr\/en\/costa-rica-lidera-actualizacion-mundial-de-estadisticas-economicas\/","title":{"rendered":"Costa Rica leads the world in updating economic statistics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Costa Rica sets a global precedent. The Central Bank announced the publication of the comprehensive review of the National Accounts\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/g>\r\n <\/g>\r\n <\/g>\r\n <\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/a> under the guidelines of the System of National Accounts two thousand twenty-five, making the country the first in the world to adopt it.<\/p>\n

This update changes the reference year from two thousand seventeen to two thousand twenty-two, incorporating new methodologies that better reflect phenomena such as digitalization, globalization and welfare. Among the main results, it stands out that the Gross Domestic Product of two thousand twenty-two increased by two point five percent, going from forty-four thousand eight hundred and ten to forty-five thousand nine hundred and forty-seven billion colones.<\/p>\n

In addition, activities such as manufacturing, business services, commerce and information services increased their weight in the national economy. There is also a greater participation of foreign capital and an improvement in the trade balance.<\/p>\n

The Central Bank will make available interactive panels and hold webinars between November 24th and 28th to explain the new indicators and methodologies.<\/p>\n

This is a news service prepared by ICS. For more information about the story, write to info@ics.cr or call 2519-9992 ICS, tax specialists.<\/p>\n