Latin America & Caribbean · edition 2025

Costa Rica 2025: strong disclosure, weak public use

Costa Rica's strongest dimension is data publication; its weakest is citizen participation. The framework is not yet translating evenly into practice.

93 indicators 30 procuring entities 4 dimensions

Overall ITI score

66.9/100

Global average: 44.2

+14.1 vs previous edition

The ITI score

Transparency improved: up 14.1 points since 2023

22.7 points above the global average. Data publication carries the score; citizen participation holds it back.

National ITI score by edition

47.52021 52.8202366.92025

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Edition	Overall ITI score
2021	47.5
2023	52.8
2025	66.9

Score by dimension, 2025

Enabling environment70.3

Capacities and processes49.5

Citizen participation47.5

Data publication88.6

Dashed marks show the global average. Click a year to open that edition.

Inside the four dimensions

Where the score comes from

Enabling environment

70.3/100

▲ 23

Strongest area:Access-to-public information law · Right to request public information +2 more100

Weakest area:Infrastructure data disclosure standard0

Explore 3 sub-areas

1.1Legal framework and digital tools70.3

1.1.1Access to public information regulatory framework75

1.1.2Transparency standards in the public infrastructure sector64

1.1.3National digital information tools74

Capacities and processes

49.5/100

▼ 5.9

Strongest area:Computer equipment86.7

Weakest area:Plan to mitigate limitations for publishing information16

Explore 5 sub-areas

2.1Institutional capacities67.7

2.1.1Basic knowledge58

2.1.2Digital capacities77.3

2.2Institutional processes37.5

2.2.1Procedures to disclose information44.4

2.2.2Enablers and barriers to disclose information35.2

2.2.3Control over infrastructure projects disclosure32

Citizen participation

47.5/100

▼ 6

Strongest area:Institutional response capacity68.7

Weakest area:Citizen participation in infrastructure projects24.7

Explore 2 sub-areas

3.1Participation practices47.5

3.1.1Participation opportunities50.5

3.1.2Use of information by citizens44.9

Data publication

88.6/100

▲ 34.8

Strongest area:Project owner · Project location +3 more100

Weakest area:Land and settlement impact44.7

Explore 6 sub-areas

4.1Disclosure practices88.6

4.1.1Project identification95.2

4.1.2Project preparation68.6

4.1.3Execution contract procurement95.5

4.1.4Supervision contract procurement92.4

4.1.5Execution contract implementation85.5

4.1.6Supervision contract implementation88.3

Procuring entities

How 30 procuring entities compare

Scores run from 94.4 to 29.7, with a median of 64.6.

5Leading80 to 100

15Strong60 to 79

6Developing40 to 59

4Weak0 to 39

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1	Comisión Nacional de Emergencias	94.4	93.5	93.3	95.8
2	Universidad Nacional	87.2	84.7	77.8	95.3
3	Instituto Costarricense de Puertos del Pacífico	86	87.9	66.5	96.4
4	Universidad de Costa Rica	82.2	76.1	63.1	99.6
5	Universidad Estatal a Distancia	80.9	96.4	76.5	70.2
6	Poder Judicial	78.3	71.3	75.7	86.1
7	Municipalidad de Buenos Aires	78.2	63.2	71	96
8	Municipalidad de Santa Ana	77.9	66.8	79	86.9
9	Consejo Nacional de Vialidad	75.6	56.4	66.9	97.8
10	Programa Integral de Mercadeo Agropecuario (PIMA)	75.4	58.2	68.5	94.6
11	Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje	73.4	71.4	58.6	84.3
12	Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social	71.1	61.1	46	95.5
13	Compañía Nacional de Fuerza y Luz	70.5	61.3	51.9	90.2
14	Benemérito Cuerpo de Bomberos de Costa Rica	70.4	69.4	33.7	94.3
15	Municipalidad de Talamanca	66.5	39.1	55.9	97.2
16	Dirección Nacional de Centros de Educación y Nutrición y de Centros Infantiles de Atención Integral	64.6	50.2	36.6	94.7
17	Municipalidad de Upala	61.7	36.8	43.4	95.1
18	Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica	61.7	32.2	63.8	86.1
19	Dirección General de Aviación Civil	60.3	38.7	37.9	93.3
20	Instituto de Desarrollo Rural	60.2	28.1	47.1	96.5
21	Ministerio de Comercio Exterior	58.8	52.1	71.2	57
22	Municipalidad de Pococí	57.4	57	33.6	72.6
23	Municipalidad de Nicoya	54.9	41.8	24	85.7
24	Municipalidad de Bagaces	54.9	25.1	46.5	86.2
25	Patronato Nacional de la Infancia	48.3	20.8	15.2	93.1
26	Municipalidad de La Cruz	45.8	46.7	20.6	60.6
27	Municipalidad de Sarapiquí	38.4	0	0	96
28	Instituto Nacional de Seguros	37.9	0	0	94.6
29	Municipalidad de Pérez Zeledón	36.7	0	0	91.8
30	Junta de Desarrollo Regional de la Zona Sur	29.7	0	0	74.2

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Comisión Nacional de Emergencias

Ranked #1 of 30 entities

94.4PE ITI score

Capacities and processes44 above average93.5

Citizen participation45.8 above average93.3

Information disclosure7.2 above average95.8

Ticks mark the average across all 30 entities.

Full detail The complete 93-indicator breakdown

National ITI ScoreScore66.9

1Enabling environmentDimension70.3

1.1Legal framework and digital toolsVariable70.3

1.1.1Access to public information regulatory frameworkSub-variable75

1.1.1.1Access-to-public information lawIndicator100

1.1.1.2Right to request public informationIndicator100

1.1.1.3Sanctions over non-compliance with access to public information mandatesIndicator60

1.1.1.4Organisation guaranteeing the sanctionsIndicator40

1.1.2Transparency standards in the public infrastructure sectorSub-variable64

1.1.2.1Proactive publication of information on public procurement processesIndicator100

1.1.2.2Proactive publication of information on public infrastructure projectsIndicator100

1.1.2.3Infrastructure data disclosure standardIndicator0

1.1.2.4Infrastructure data disclosure standard proactively published as open dataIndicator60

1.1.2.5Organisation responsible for the infrastructure data disclosure standardIndicator60

1.1.3National digital information toolsSub-variable74

1.1.3.1Centralised digital information platformsIndicator80

1.1.3.2Easy access to information in digital information platformsIndicator80

1.1.3.3Infrastructure projects geographic information system (GIS) platformIndicator60

2Capacities and processesDimension49.5

2.1Institutional capacitiesVariable67.7

2.1.1Basic knowledgeSub-variable58

2.1.1.1Knowledge about the access-to-information lawIndicator57.3

2.1.1.2Knowledge about transparency initiatives in the infrastructure sectorIndicator66

2.1.1.3Knowledge about the transparency data standard in the infrastructure sectorIndicator50.7

2.1.1.4Knowledge about sanctions due to non-compliance on the access-to-public-information lawIndicator49.3

2.1.1.5Knowledge about different data categoriesIndicator66.7

2.1.2Digital capacitiesSub-variable77.3

2.1.2.1Computer equipmentIndicator86.7

2.1.2.2Connectivity to the internetIndicator84

2.1.2.3Institutional websiteIndicator82

2.1.2.4Information systems for infrastructure projectsIndicator68.7

2.1.2.5Use of digital information systemsIndicator77.3

2.1.2.6Infrastructure open data publicationIndicator59.3

2.1.2.7Visualisations based on infrastructure projects dataIndicator62.7

2.2Institutional processesVariable37.5

2.2.1Procedures to disclose informationSub-variable44.4

2.2.1.1Procedures for the publication of informationIndicator36

2.2.1.2Responsibilities for disclosureIndicator36

2.2.1.3Information officer profileIndicator52.7

2.2.1.4Information officerIndicator52.7

2.2.1.5Follow-up mechanisms on information requestsIndicator44.7

2.2.2Enablers and barriers to disclose informationSub-variable35.2

2.2.2.1Internal policy for information publicationIndicator30.7

2.2.2.2Disclosure training programmeIndicator19.3

2.2.2.3Identification of limitations for publishing informationIndicator54.7

2.2.2.4Plan to mitigate limitations for publishing informationIndicator16

2.2.2.5Bureaucratic barriers to publish informationIndicator64.7

2.2.2.6Documentation of non-compliance and sanctionsIndicator32.7

2.2.3Control over infrastructure projects disclosureSub-variable32

2.2.3.1Level of disclosed infrastructure projectsIndicator37.3

2.2.3.2Level of investment represented by disclosed infrastructure projectsIndicator26.7

3Citizen participationDimension47.5

3.1Participation practicesVariable47.5

3.1.1Participation opportunitiesSub-variable50.5

3.1.1.1Institutionalised citizen participationIndicator51.3

3.1.1.2Permanent and inclusive citizen participationIndicator56.7

3.1.1.3Citizen participation in infrastructure projectsIndicator24.7

3.1.1.4Citizen attention officeIndicator60.7

3.1.1.5Online form for consultation or requestsIndicator61.3

3.1.1.6Awareness of participation opportunitiesIndicator66

3.1.2Use of information by citizensSub-variable44.9

3.1.2.1Centralised citizen complaintsIndicator60

3.3.2.2Requests and responses of access to informationIndicator42.7

3.3.2.3Institutional response capacityIndicator68.7

3.3.2.4Institutional use evidenceIndicator38

3.3.2.5Citizens use evidenceIndicator37.3

3.3.2.6Evidence of joint projectsIndicator53.3

3.3.2.7Improvements as a response to citizen participationIndicator25.3

4Information disclosureDimension88.6

4.1Disclosure practicesVariable88.6

4.1.1Project identificationSub-variable95.2

4.1.1.1Project reference numberIndicator98.7

4.1.1.2Project ownerIndicator100

4.1.1.3Sector and sub-sectorIndicator81.3

4.1.1.4Project nameIndicator94.7

4.1.1.5Project locationIndicator100

4.1.1.6Project descriptionIndicator96.7

4.1.1.7PurposeIndicator93.7

4.1.2Project preparationSub-variable68.6

4.1.2.1Environmental impactIndicator52

4.1.2.2Land and settlement impactIndicator44.7

4.1.2.3Contact detailsIndicator98.7

4.1.2.4Project budget and date of approvalIndicator98.7

4.1.2.5Funding sourcesIndicator100

4.1.3Execution contract procurementSub-variable95.5

4.1.3.1Procuring entity and contact detailsIndicator100

4.1.3.2Procurement processIndicator100

4.1.3.3Number of firms biddingIndicator98.3

4.1.3.4Contract typeIndicator98.3

4.1.3.5Contract titleIndicator95

4.1.3.6Contract priceIndicator98.3

4.1.3.7Contract start dateIndicator90

4.1.3.8Contract durationIndicator95.3

4.1.3.9Contractor(s)Indicator87.3

4.1.3.10Contract scope of workIndicator92.3

4.1.4Supervision contract procurementSub-variable92.4

4.1.4.1Procuring entity and contact detailsIndicator98.7

4.1.4.2Procurement processIndicator90

4.1.4.3Number of firms/individuals biddingIndicator88.3

4.1.4.4Contract typeIndicator93.3

4.1.4.5Contract titleIndicator93.3

4.1.4.6Contract priceIndicator90

4.1.4.7Contract start dateIndicator93.3

4.1.4.8Contract durationIndicator93.3

4.1.4.9Contract firm/individualIndicator92

4.1.4.10Contract scope of workIndicator92

4.1.5Execution contract implementationSub-variable85.5

4.1.5.1Variation to contract priceIndicator85

4.1.5.2Reasons for price changesIndicator85

4.1.5.3Variation to contract durationIndicator90

4.1.5.4Reasons for contract duration changesIndicator87

4.1.5.5Variation to contract scopeIndicator83.3

4.1.5.6Reasons for scope changesIndicator83.3

4.1.6Supervision contract implementationSub-variable88.3

4.1.6.1Variation to contract priceIndicator88.3

4.1.6.2Reasons for price changesIndicator88.3

4.1.6.3Variation to contract durationIndicator88.3

4.1.6.4Reasons for duration changesIndicator88.3

4.1.6.5Variation to contract scopeIndicator88.3

4.1.6.6Reasons for scope changesIndicator88.3

Costa Rica 2025: strong disclosure, weak public use

Transparency improved: up 14.1 points since 2023

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