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Construction Statistics

Last updated: Oct 26, 2023

Data collected from Costa Rican construction permits registered during 2010.

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Source: Costa Rican Association of Engineers and Architects (Colegio Federado de Ingenieros y Arquitectos). Data collected from all construction permits registered during 2010. These statistics include new constructions as well as remodeling projects.

2010 Construction Statistics

Type	Floor Area (in million sq. ft.)	Floor Area (in million sq. m.)
Residential	28.63	2.66
Commercial	13.56	1.26
Industrial	6.89	0.64
Other	28.85	2.68
Total	77.93	7.24

Square Meters Built/Remodeled in Costa Rica during 2010

Residential		Floor Area (in million sq. ft.)	Floor Area (in million sq. m.)
	Condos/Apartment Buildings	10.01	0.93
	Houses	13.78	1.28
	Other	4.95	0.4

Commercial
	Businesses	9.04	0.84
	Commercial Buildings	0.11	0.01
	Offices	2.26	0.21
	Other	5.8	0.54

Industrial
	Warehouses	4.30	0.40
	Telecommunications	1.08	0.10
	Other	1.51	0.14

Top 10 Developed Counties in Costa Rica

		Year 2010
County	Province	Floor Area (in million sq. ft.)	Floor Area (in million sq. m.)
Alajuela	Alajuela	6.03	0.56
San Jose	San Jose	4.41	0.41
Montes de Oro	Puntarenas	4.20	0.39
La Union	Cartago	3.88	0.36
Heredia	Heredia	3.34	0.31
Puntarenas	Puntarenas	2.91	0.27
Escazu	San Jose	2.48	0.23
Santa Ana	San Jose	2.15	0.20
Osa	Puntarenas	1.83	0.17
Curridabat	San Jose	1.83	0.17

		Year 2009
County	Province	Floor Area (in million sq. ft.)	Floor Area (in million sq. m.)
San Jose	San Jose	6.46	0.60
Alajuela	Alajuela	4.20	0.39
Santa Cruz	Puntarenas	2.90	0.27
San Carlos	Alajuela	2.37	0.22
Limon	Limon	2.37	0.22
Santa Ana	San Jose	2.15	0.20
Escazu	San Jose	2.15	0.20
Heredia	Heredia	2.15	0.20
Cartago	Cartago	2.05	0.19
Puntarenas	Puntarenas	1.61	0.15

		Year 2008
County	Province	Floor Area (in million sq. ft.)	Floor Area (in million sq. m.)
Alajuela	Alajuela	8.10	0.75
Santa Cruz	Guanacaste	8.08	0.75
La Union	Cartago	7.13	0.66
San Jose	San Jose	6.80	0.63
Escazu	San Jose	6.08	0.57
Garabito	Puntarenas	5.14	0.48
Heredia	Heredia	5.11	0.47
Liberia	Guanacaste	3.73	0.35
Nicoya	Guanacaste	3.59	0.33
Santa Ana	San Jose	3.55	0.33

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