03 / Indicators
Costa Rica in the regional context
Ranking in the Latin American AI Index (ILIA), published annually by CEPAL. 2025 data.
ILIA 2025 / 100 points
Source: CEPAL
Costa Rica’s gap behind Chile (regional leader) is 16.73 points.
Digital Government Index (DGI) 2025
OECD measure of digital government maturity. Costa Rica scores 0.45 vs OECD average of 0.70. Substantial improvement over 2023 (0.22) but still below the average.
Costa Rica subdimensions
- Digital by Design0.60
- User-driven0.55
- Data-driven0.43
- Proactiveness0.42
- Government as a Platform0.38
- Open by Default0.32
Costa Rica 2023 → 2025
0.22 → 0.45 (+0.23)
Sources:
- OECD WP No. 90 — OECD — Working Paper No. 90 (Feb. 2026): Digital Government Index and OURdata Index, 2025 country scores and methodological subdimensions.
- OECD Country Note CR — OECD — Digital Government Outlook 2026, Costa Rica country note with subdimension interpretation and OECD benchmark.
OURdata Index (Open, Useful, Reusable data) 2025
Openness and reuse of public data. Costa Rica scores 0.14 vs OECD average of 0.53. Regression from 2023 (0.19), driven mainly by lack of government support for data reuse.
Costa Rica subdimensions
- Data availability0.07
- Data accessibility0.33
- Government support for data reuse0.00
Costa Rica 2023 → 2025
0.19 → 0.14 (-0.05)
Sources:
- OECD WP No. 90 — OECD — Working Paper No. 90 (Feb. 2026): OURdata Index 2025, scores and subdimensions.
- OECD Country Note CR — OECD — Costa Rica country note with OURdata subdimension breakdown.