Costa Rica

Honey is predicted to be the most dynamic performer within sweet spreads in Costa Rica in current value growth terms in 2024, and also looks set to post above-average growth in retail volume sales. Rising health-consciousness among the population has…

Ketchup has remained the single biggest contributor to total sauces, dips and condiments retail volume sales in Costa Rica in 2024. Despite being comparatively mature, it is also projected to register the fastest growth in this respect for the entire…

As busier lifestyles leave less time for cooking, meals and soups in Costa Rica has continued to perform well in 2024, with all categories expanding in retail volume terms. Following the steep drop in inflation in 2023, improvements in confidence and…

Olive oil is set to be the most dynamic performer within edible oils in Costa Rica in current value growth terms in 2024. However, this is almost entirely due to substantial price hikes, with the category poised to record a steep decline in retail…

Cooking ingredients and meals in Costa Rica has performed impressively in 2024, with retail volume and current value growth rates set to surpass those recorded in 2023. The upturn has been most pronounced in volume terms, as pricing pressures fuelled…

While total current value sales growth for consumer health in Costa Rica in 2024 is set to be well down on 2023, this is mainly because the country experienced persistent deflation over the first half of the year amidst the strong appreciation of the…

While the recent spell of deflation in Costa Rica has caused growth in wound care current value sales to slow in 2024, the category is set to register an improved performance in retail volume growth terms. This is partly because falling prices have…

Most weight management and wellbeing categories in Costa Rica are set to expand in volume terms in 2024. Growth continues to be underpinned by the fact that increasing numbers of people in the country are becoming overweight or obese, and recognise…

Demand for vitamins in Costa Rica has remained robust in 2024, with all categories poised to record positive performances in volume terms. Sales continue to be underpinned by the growing focus on preventive health, which is leading more people to…

Interest in sports nutrition has remained strong in Costa Rica in 2024, with all categories poised to record healthy growth in volume terms. Sales continue to be lifted by the fact that increasing numbers of people are now attempting to improve their…

While paediatric consumer health in Costa Rica has performed reasonably well on the whole in 2024, volume growth potential continues to be constrained by slowing birth rates. Sales have been further subdued by stretched household budgets in the wake…

Demand for herbal/traditional products has remained robust in Costa Rica in 2024, with all categories expanding in volume terms. Sales continue to be underpinned by increasing concerns about the potentially harmful side effects and contraindications…

Digestive remedies in Costa Rica has shown another solid performance in 2024, with the majority of categories set to post growth in retail volume and current value terms for the entire year. Overall demand continues to be buoyed by the trend towards…

Dietary supplements has been one of the better performing areas of Costa Rica’s consumer health market in 2024, with all categories poised to register solid growth in volume terms for the year as a whole. Like with vitamins, buoyant demand is…

2024 has been a good year for dermatologicals in Costa Rica, with volume growth remaining robust in most categories and several set to post slightly improved results in this respect. Sales have been bolstered by the fact that the incidence of common…

Cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies in Costa Rica is poised to record robust growth in total current value sales in 2024, with overall demand remaining reasonably stable. Following the return to pre-pandemic routines and the abandonment of…

Analgesics in Costa Rica has performed positively on the whole in 2024, with most categories expanding in volume terms. While growth in total current value sales is set to be slower than in 2023, this is mainly explained by persistent deflation…

Yoghurt and sour milk products is expected to be one of the stronger performing dairy products in Costa Rica in 2024, with both healthy current value and volume growth. That being said, value sales are attributable to yoghurt, with sales of sour milk…

Plant-based dairy in Costa Rica is expected to be the star performer in 2024, with both healthy current value and volume growth. The rise in veganism and heightened awareness of health and environmental issues is leading to increasing demand for…

Other dairy in Costa Rica is expected to register moderate current value growth and muted volume growth in 2024, as its unhealthy positioning dampens volume sales. Condensed milk continues to be the best seller and there is an increasing range of…