LatinNews Daily - 23 January 2026

*Laura López, the CEO of Costa Rica’s export promotion agency (Procomer), has hailed the fact that Costa Rica’s goods exports reached US$22.86bn in 2025, up 14% on 2024, which she described as an “historic milestone”. She highlighted as growth drivers, value-added sectors such as medical devices, as well as agriculture, food production, and manufacturing. According to a breakdown of Procomer figures cited by leading national daily La Nación, medical devices accounted for 48% of goods exports, totalling US$10.93bn, up 25% on 2024. This was followed by agriculture (US$3.78bn) and the food industry (US$2.72bn) according to La Nación which also cites Procomer figures showing that the US accounted for 47% of total goods exports, followed by Europe (21%), Central America (17%), Aisa (6%), the Caribbean (3%), and South America (2%).

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