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Number To Know…2.2 Billion

Costa Rica's medical device firms rung up $2.2bn in sales in 2015, making devices the country's No. 1 export.

Number to Know

It may be surprising to some that medical devices are Costa Rica's No. 1 export, and the country is the No. 2 exporter of devices in Latin America. In fact, according to CINDE – the Costa Rican Investment and Trade Development Board – exports of devices grew at an average annual rate of 14.3% between 2005 and 2015, from $580m in sales in '05 to $2.2bn in '15.

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