Costa Rica - IFAD
Costa Rica
4
Projects
Projects
US$ 751.63 million
Total Project Cost
Total Project Cost
US$ 33.12 million
Total IFAD financing
Total IFAD financing
The context
Costa Rica became an OECD member in 2021. After a decrease during the COVID-19 crisis, its GDP has recovered and is projected to grow. Unemployment has been increasing since 2017, reaching 17.4 per cent of the population.
Country facts
Costa Rica has the lowest level of food insecurity in Central America.
Costa Rica is a beacon of social and political stability in Central America, yet it has experienced the largest increase in poverty and inequality from 2017 to 2022.
Costa Rica is one of few countries to expand its forest cover in recent decades to about 60 per cent of the country.
Experts
Mariano Pidal
Programme Officer, Latin America and the Caribbean Division
[email protected]Projects and Programmes
Programme for sustainable and competitive agriculture in Costa Rica
Cost: US$ 695 million
No Results Found
No Results Found
No Results Found
Agricultural Development Project for the Peninsula of Nicoya
Cost: US$ 10.71 million
Northern Zone Agricultural Credit Development Project
Cost: US$ 8.92 million
Agricultural Credit Project
Cost: US$ 37 million
