For companies seeking to invest in Central America, doing business in Costa Rica is an excellent choice.  Over the last several decades the Costa Rican government has taken measures that have made this nation of just under five million inhabitants fertile ground for foreign direct investment (FDI). 

As a result of efforts to make doing business in Costa Rica attractive to foreign firms, the country has positioned itself as one of the leading homes in Latin America for companies in industries such as advanced manufacturing, aerospace, electronics, light manufacturing, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals.  One of the main factors that make doing business in Costa Rica advantageous is that the country is home to a literate and trained workforce.  With a 98% literacy rate, workers in Costa Rica are well prepared to engage in high precision and innovative manufacturing, as well as in high-quality services.  Costa Rica earmarks 8% of its national budget for education with the goal of educating its citizens to hold positions of high technical skill requirements that are in high demand.

Doing business in Costa Rica enables firms to produce products for the global marketplace.   Today the country’s industries export more than 4300 products to over 150 nations worldwide.  The government of Costa Rica has been successful in transforming the country into a global export  platform by entering into free trade agreements that