Pre-Costa Rica Presentation: Money

1. Ashley Thacker and Kaylen Kent

2. Economic Standing
The economy It depends
has made a on
positive growth
within the past tourism, agr
couple of years!
Approx. 21% of the iculture, an
population is below d electronic
the poverty line exports.

3. In Comparison Globally
When considering human, cultural and natural
resources Costa Rica is ranked 24th worldwide and 7th
when just taking into account natural resources.
Costa Rica ranked 121st out of 183 countries in the
2010 World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Index.

4. Quality Of Life…
a study by the Inter American Development Bank
(BID), Costa Ricans are the MOST SATISFIED people in
Latin America. The study is based on the country’s
educational system, health care and employment
opportunities. Costa Ricans value their high quality of
life above materialism.
It has the highest standard of living within the region
of Central America!

5. Depending on the Area

6. How do they make money ?
Technology is growing in Costa Rica! Most of the
workers are employed by Hewlett-
Packard, IBM, Intel, and Cisco Systems.
A large percent of the jobs are in agriculture! These
employees take care of the natural resources that are
exported outside of the country.

7. $1 = 512.11 COLONES

8. How to Exchange ?
http://travelcostaricanow.com/index.php/Exchange_R
ate_in_Costa_Rica
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OQPDMR2AjI

9. Sources of GDP
The average income is 10,900 U.S. dollars in Costa Rica.
bananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental
plants, sugar; seafood; electronic
components, medical equipment
All of this would not be possible without the fertile
land and frequent rainfall.
23.9% of exports go to the U.S.
It has a 1.92 billion-dollar-a-year tourism industry.