Costa Rica will host its most ambitious business event to date—the Costa Rica Trade & Investment Summit 2025. Organized by PROCOMER (the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promoter), the event will bring together over 400 international buyers and investors from more than 45 countries and 1,000+ Costa Rican exporters, suppliers, and multinational companies.
A New Era in Trade and Investment
This summit marks a pivotal shift, uniting export promotion with foreign direct investment (FDI) strategies in a single, dynamic forum. It evolves from PROCOMER’s longstanding Buyers Trade Mission into a comprehensive platform for forging long-term partnerships.
Matchmaking at Scale
Attendees can look forward to more than 3,200 business meetings, sector-specific showcases, technical visits to free trade zones and industrial hubs, and keynote sessions featuring global leaders—including UN Tourism’s Natalia Bayona, Didi Caldwell of Global Location Strategies, Katie McGinty (Johnson Controls), and Henry Loewendahl (Wavteq).
Strategic Sector Focus
The summit will spotlight Costa Rica’s most competitive industries:
- Agro-industry: coffee, tropical fruits, processed foods
- Medical devices & precision manufacturing: a leading exporter
- Advanced manufacturing: aerospace, electronics components
- Creative & digital tech: software, animation, games
- Green technologies & tourism infrastructure: renewable energy, eco‑friendly development
Costa Rica is already seeing robust export performance: between January and May 2025, exports surged to nearly US $9 billion, driven by medical equipment and agro-industrial products.
Why Costa Rica Captivates Investors
Costa Rica’s appeal lies in its political stability, skilled workforce, sustainability leadership, and strategic location—offering access to major American markets. Its free trade zone regime, digital one-stop platform for investment (VUI), and tax incentives simplify decision-making and enhance competitiveness.
Between 2019 and 2023, FDI inflows totaled US $15.95 billion, with 59 new projects and 100 reinvestments recorded in 2023 alone. PROCOMER’s strategy helped lift FDI by 20% in 2023 and 14% in 2024, with US $2.98 billion secured in 2024.
Tourism’s Strategic Intersection
Though primarily a business summit, this event intersects with Costa Rica’s thriving tourism sector—especially around tourism infrastructure, a key investment area. Visitors will experience the country’s natural charm, eco-conscious investments, and government-backed infrastructure that supports both commerce and tourism.
Global Representation
With delegates from the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, India, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and several European and Latin American countries, the summit reinforces Costa Rica’s reputation as a global hub for sustainable innovation and talent.
What It Means for Costa Rica
The Costa Rica Trade & Investment Summit 2025 positions the nation as a catalyst for both economic expansion and tourism-led development. It offers local businesses unparalleled access to global investment, trade partnerships, and insights that can drive innovation, create jobs, and strengthen the country’s resilient, diversified economy.
By blending trade, FDI, sustainability, and tourism infrastructure, Costa Rica is inviting the world to explore business in Latin America like never before—right from the heart of San José.
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