2012年哥斯达黎加政局保持稳定，但是政府支持率处于最低水平。由于更广泛的税收改革未被立法大会通过，政府只能通过实施零碎的财政措施来弥补收入的减少，这些措施还不足以在短期内显著降低财政赤字。经济增长率达到5%，然而，财政赤字和经常账户赤字仍然比较严重。贫困率有所下降，但是失业率仍居高不下。收入不平等仍是社会政策关注的焦点。在对外关系上，政府保持多元化战略，通过签署自由贸易协定以促进增长。受外部不利环境影响，预计2013年经济增长放缓。
The Chinchilla government faced lower public support despite the political stability in 2012. The government could only make up for the decrease in income by implementing piecemeal fiscal measures due to failure to pass a more comprehensive tax reform. However, these measures alone were not sufficient to reduce fiscal deficit significantly in the short term. The economic growth reached 5% in 2012. But fiscal deficit and current-account deficit were still high. The poverty rate decreased slightly while the unemployment rate increased. The income inequality was still the focus of social policy. Regarding international relations, the government insisted on diversifying strategy and promoted economic growth by signing FTAs with several countries. The economic growth is predicted to decrease slightly in 2013 affected by the adverse external condition.
