Costa Rica
#79 globallyAmericas
·#9 in Americas
AI Readiness Score
Readiness = capacity to build AI · Adoption = AI actually in use today
Readiness Score
Can this country build AI?
Adoption Score
Is this country using AI now?
Costa Rica is deploying AI roughly in line with its readiness capacity.
Readiness vs Adoption — Radar
Blue = readiness capacity · Green = active adoption · Each axis pairs the closest dimension from each framework
Pillar Scores
Adoption Dimension Breakdown
Early AdoptionTech outsourcing hub for US companies and high digital literacy drive above-average AI adoption for Central America.
Trajectory Outlook
by 2028
Top Accelerator
OECD membership and 100% renewable energy positioning Costa Rica as Central America's AI hub
Top Risk
Small population (5M) and geographic constraints limiting scale beyond nearshore/services AI
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AI Development Roadmap
Algorithmic roadmap based on pillar scores · Updated with live data
Costa Rica is in the Foundation Phase
Building core digital and institutional capabilities. On current trajectory, Costa Rica enters the Development phase by 2028 (projected score: 43/100).
2028 Timeline
Now
Score 39
2025–26
National AI strategy adopted
2026–27
Digital connectivity baseline met
2028
First national AI lab established
Priority Actions — 3 Weakest Pillars
Expand financial inclusion; target 80% banked population by 2026
Develop AI-driven export diversification strategy beyond primary commodities
Introduce R&D tax credits (≥25%) for AI-related expenditure
Create sovereign AI venture fund targeting deep-tech Series A/B rounds
Extend rural connectivity and reduce mobile data costs below $2/GB
Build national data centre capacity and connect to international internet exchanges
Roadmap generated algorithmically from pillar scores and World Bank data. Actions are indicative policy priorities, not official government plans.
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