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Central America
Costa Rica
Digital advertising benchmarks, audience data, and channel insights for Costa Rica (CR).
Key Advertising Metrics
CPM
$2.1
CPC
$0.21
CPA
$6.5
CPV
$0.006
CPL
$9
CPI
$0.5
Market Overview
Ad Spend
$0.25B
YoY Growth
18%
Mobile Share
82%
Market Maturity
Emerging
Currency
CRC
Population
5.2M
Digital Penetration
Internet78%
Social Media68%
Mobile71%
Smartphone68%
Platform Dominance
Top Platform
Google
Social Dominant
Meta
Search Dominant
Google
Video Dominant
YouTube
Messaging App
WhatsApp
E-Commerce Platform
Amazon
Channel Share Breakdown
Programmatic25%
Social35%
Search22%
Display12%
Video15%
CTV3%
Audio2%
Retail Media2%
DOOH2%
Demographics
Median Age
33
Gender Split
50% M / 50% F
Urban
68%
Rural
32%
HH Income (avg)
$7,456
Literacy Rate
92%
Age Brackets
13-178%
18-2418%
25-3424%
35-4420%
45-5416%
55-6410%
65+4%
Performance Benchmarks
Avg CTR
2.4%
Avg CVR
2.4%
Avg VTR
60%
Engagement Rate
2%
Viewability
50%
Brand Safety
50%
Regulation & Privacy
Privacy Framework
Partial
Cookie Status
Limited
Ad Tax
None
Data Localization
Limited
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