Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Medical devices have been Costa Rica's top export in 2025, overtaking knowledge-intensive services after a decade of growth by the country's medical technology industry in tax-free export zones.
The state trade office, the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promotion Agency, projects total exports this year at $34 billion, up almost 6% from about $32.8 billion in 2024.
Last year, knowledge-intensive services led exports with about 30% of the total and held a narrow edge over medical devices, which stood near 24%, the agency said.
In 2025. medical devices became the leading category, accounting for about half of goods exported and emerging as the main growth engine of the economy. Knowledge-intensive services remained second with roughly one-fourth of the total.
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