​Overview

• • Establishment of Diplomatic Relations : August 15, 1962
  • GDP(2023) : $86.5 billion
  • GDP(per capita) : $16,390
  • Economic Growth Rate : 5.1%
  • Exports(2023) : $15.2 billion
  • Imports(2023) : $21.6 billion
  • Inflation Rate : 0.5%
  • Number of Koreans living in Costa Rica(2023) : about 360
  • Bilateral Trade(2023)
    • Exports : $280 million
    • Imports : $160 million
  • High-level Exchanges
    • From the ROK to Costa Rica
      • 2005   September, President, Roh Moo Hyun
      • 2010   May, Speaker of the National Assembly, Kim Hyong O
      • 2012   March, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Choe Kwang Shik
      • 2015   August, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yun Byung Se
      • 2015   September, Speaker of the National Assembly, Chung Ui Hwa
      • 2018   May, Special Envoy, Cho Jeong Sik
      • 2019   November, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lee Taeho
      • 2021   April, 1st Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Choi Jong Kun
      • 2022   May, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yeo Seung-bae
      • 2022   September, Special Envoy, Yu Myung Hwan and Park Heong-joon
      • 2023   January, Kim Young-bae, Vice President of Korea-Costa Rica Parliamentary Friendship Group
      • 2023   August, Kim Hackyong, President of Korea-LAC Parliamentary Diplomacy Forum
    • From Costa Rica to the ROK
      • 2001   April, President, Rodriguez
      • 2009   October, Assembly Speaker, Pacheco
      • 2010   January, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stango
      • 2010   September, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Castro
      • 2012   August, President, Chinchilla
      • 2012   September, Minister of Environment, Castro
      • 2013   October, Minister of Science and Technology, Cruz
      • 2013   November, Vice Minister, Liberman
      • 2014   July, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gonzalez
      • 2015   May, Minister of Education, Mora
      • 2016   October, President, Solis
      • 2017   August, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gonzalez Sanz
      • 2018   February, Minister of Foreign Trade, Mora
      • 2018   October, First Lady, Claudia Doubles
      • 2019   October, President of Foreign Affairs Committee, Karine Niño
      • 2020   November, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bolaños
      • 2021   March, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Solano
      • 2021   November, President, Carlos Alvarado
      • 2022   July, Minister of Foreign Affairs, André
      • 2022   November, Vice Minsiter of Foreign Affairs, Peralta
      • 2022   November, Vice Minister of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications, Vilalobos
      • 2023   May, Vice Minister of Foreign Trade, Trejos
      • 2023   May, Vice Minister of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications, Vega
      • 2023   November, Vice Minsiter of Foreign Affairs, Solano (Korea-Central America Special Roundtable)
      • 2024   March, Vice Minister of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications, Vega

• Related documents

  • Foreign Minister Meets Bilaterally with his Costa Rican Counterpart on the Sidelines of the COP21
  • 1st Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yong and His Costa Rican Counterpart Discuss Ways to Improve Substantive Cooperation between the Two Countries
  • Foreign Minister Has Separate Bilateral Meetings with His Costa Rican and Ecuadorian Counterparts
  • First Vice Foreign Minister and Costa Rica’s Vice Foreign Minister Discuss Ways to Promote Friendship and Cooperation
  • Outcome of the ROK-Costa Rica Trade Ministers’ Meeting

• Related links

  • Embassy in Costa Rica