Costa Rica climbs another four ranks from last year to reach 55th place, overtaking Panama (59th) as the best performer in Central America. It is worth noting Costa Rica’s remarkable evolution in the rankings since 2006, with an overall 13-position improvement since that year, demonstrating the success of the unique development strategy followed by the country over decades.
This has consistently focused on high-quality education, good governance standards, and production and export diversification—notably toward high-tech products and eco-tourism. The GCI underscores Costa Rica’s fairly good institutional environment (47th), quality education at all levels (29th for primary education and 44th for higher education and training), and the sophistication of its businesses (41st) and innovation potential (34th) as areas of strength.
On a less positive note, notwithstanding recent progress, macroeconomic stability, at 101st, remains a cause for concern, while the poor state of the country’s infrastructure (82nd) represents a potential bottleneck for further economic modernization and diversification. Finally, red tape and rigidities in different sectors continue to affect the country’s business environment. (page 8, WEF Report 2009-2010)
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