WTMG Intelligence
Costa Rica Relocation Market Intelligence
A data-driven view of Costa Rica's structural relocation market using migration, economic, destination-attractiveness and corridor indicators.
RMOS Score70.9593
Global RMOS Rank#26 of 171
Migration Momentum83.8
International Migrant Stock628,404
Migrant Share12.2%
MethodologyRMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Data Coverage100.0%
This profile describes structural relocation-market conditions. It does not represent WTMG customer demand, leads, transactions or revenue.
RMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Costa Rica's RMOS position
Authoritative RMOS70.9593
Global rank#26
Countries scored171
Top positionTop 15.2%
Migrant-stock rank#70 of 172
Migration-momentum rank#35 of 172
RMOS component breakdown
Weighted contributions reconcile to the stored authoritative RMOS score.
| Component | Normalized score | Weight | Weighted contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Momentum | 83.8 | 25% | 20.9521 |
| Migrant Market Size | 59.6 | 20% | 11.9298 |
| Migrant Share | 70.6 | 15% | 10.5882 |
| GDP per Capita | 67.4 | 15% | 10.1124 |
| GDP Growth | 68.4 | 10% | 6.8362 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 65.4 | 10% | 6.5406 |
| Visa Accessibility | 80.0 | 5% | 4.0000 |
| Stored final RMOS | 70.9593 | ||
Costa Rica migration-market scale
Source years are shown separately because the underlying datasets update on different cycles.
MMS-1.0
Costa Rica Migration Momentum
These are changes in international migrant stock, not annual migration flows.
2024 migrant stock628,404
2020 migrant stock520,729
2015 migrant stock411,697
2020-2024 change+107,675 (+20.7%)
2015-2024 change+216,707 (+52.6%)
Largest migrant-stock origins into Costa Rica
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Origin | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Nicaragua | 423,401 | 350,854 | 292,232 | +72,547 (+20.7%) |
| #2 | Venezuela | 34,048 | 28,214 | 1,381 | +5,834 (+20.7%) |
| #3 | Colombia | 30,809 | 25,530 | 21,270 | +5,279 (+20.7%) |
| #4 | El Salvador | 20,131 | 16,682 | 13,900 | +3,449 (+20.7%) |
| #5 | USA | 18,354 | 15,209 | 12,673 | +3,145 (+20.7%) |
| #6 | Panama | 16,546 | 13,711 | 11,424 | +2,835 (+20.7%) |
| #7 | Cuba | 8,336 | 6,908 | 5,756 | +1,428 (+20.7%) |
| #8 | Honduras | 5,682 | 4,708 | 3,924 | +974 (+20.7%) |
| #9 | Peru | 5,479 | 4,540 | 3,783 | +939 (+20.7%) |
| #10 | Mexico | 4,489 | 3,720 | 3,100 | +769 (+20.7%) |
Largest destinations for migrants from Costa Rica
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Destination | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Panama | 14,218 | 9,320 | 7,760 | +4,898 (+52.6%) |
| #2 | Nicaragua | 11,707 | 11,281 | 10,772 | +426 (+3.8%) |
| #3 | Canada | 5,117 | 4,672 | 4,743 | +445 (+9.5%) |
| #4 | Mexico | 4,592 | 3,900 | 3,104 | +692 (+17.7%) |
| #5 | Colombia | 2,070 | 1,810 | 1,440 | +260 (+14.4%) |
| #6 | Italy | 1,840 | 1,730 | 1,428 | +110 (+6.4%) |
| #7 | Guatemala | 1,373 | 1,248 | 1,108 | +125 (+10.0%) |
| #8 | Chile | 1,067 | 955 | 819 | +112 (+11.7%) |
| #9 | Venezuela | 1,012 | 1,061 | 1,127 | -49 (-4.6%) |
| #10 | Peru | 912 | 574 | 450 | +338 (+58.9%) |
WTLG input
WTLG Destination Attractiveness
65.4
Country median RAS used by RMOS, based on 4 covered WTLG cities.
WTMG provides market intelligence; WTLG provides destination intelligence.WTLG input
Visa Accessibility
80.0
Normalized RMOS component. Underlying median WTLG visa score: 80.0, based on 4 contributing cities.
Costa Rica against the global RMOS universe
A descriptive comparison with the median of currently scored countries.
| Measure | Costa Rica | Global median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMOS | 71.0 | 55.8 | +15.2 |
| Migration Momentum | 83.8 | 60.1 | +23.7 |
| Migrant Market Size | 59.6 | 50.3 | +9.4 |
| Migrant Share | 70.6 | 50.0 | +20.6 |
| GDP per Capita | 67.4 | 51.1 | +16.3 |
| GDP Growth | 68.4 | 50.6 | +17.8 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 65.4 | 67.0 | -1.6 |
| Visa Accessibility | 80.0 | 60.0 | +20.0 |
Data years and limitations
- UN migrant stock and corridors: 2024; momentum compares 2024 with 2020 and 2015.
- World Bank GDP inputs use the actual observation years shown above.
- WTLG destination data reflects the current stored WTLG dataset and depends on covered WTLG cities.
- RMOS measures structural opportunity, not actual demand; migrant stock is not annual migration flow.
- Different datasets have different update cycles.
- This profile does not estimate provider revenue or demand for a specific professional service.