LatinNews Daily - 07 January 2026

*Costa Rica’s central bank (BCCR) has released new figures showing that Costa Rica registered US$3.53bn in foreign direct investment (FDI) for the first three quarters of 2025, up 4.5% on the same period in 2024, according to a statement by the foreign trade ministry (Comex). According to the Comex statement, reinvested profits accounted for US$3.12bn, which Comex highlights is the highest level ever recorded for that period. According to the statement, over 80% (US$2.86bn) of FDI inflows went to manufacturing, while US$40m went to agriculture. The US was the main source of FDI, accounting for 54% of the total. The Comex statement cites the country’s export promotion agency (Procomer) as saying that in 2025 Costa Rica attracted 55 new FDI projects, of which 25 came from countries other than the US, including Mexico, the Netherlands, and Spain.

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