Costa Rica medical device growth collapses from 41.5% to 1.8%, hitting free trade zones

Medical device export growth in Costa Rica plummeted from 41.5% to 1.8%, slowing manufacturing and free trade zone activity. The sharp deceleration signals weakening external demand for a key export sector, likely tied to global health-sector spending normalization. This matters as medical devices are Costa Rica's top export, so the slowdown pressures GDP and fiscal revenues.