OECD welcomes Costa Rica as its 38th Member

26 May 2021

On 25 May 2021 Costa Rica became formally an OECD Member, the 38th country to do so in the Organisation’s 60-year history.

Costa Rica has now completed its domestic procedures for ratification of the OECD Convention and deposited its instrument of accession. This brings to a successful conclusion an accession process that began in April 2015.

Costa Rica’s accession will extend the OECD’s membership to 38 countries. It will be the fourth Member country from the Latin America and Caribbean region to join following Mexico, Chile and Colombia.

Read more on the website of the OECD

Last updated 27 May 2021, 3.46 PM