Exports Recover
Since January 2003, exports fromCosta Rica  – not including those from the free zone system – have steadily recovered, going from almost no growth to close to 13 percent a year, according to data from the Ministry of Foreign Commerce.

The importance of the exports sector is that it is the one that pays taxes in Costa Rica.

Exports from "zona francas", which represent over of all exports abroad, are tax exempt, which also experienced a growth in the total exports for 19 percent over the past 12 months ending in August.