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| 1991, April 8 |
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| Citing Costa Rica's efforts at debt reduction, the IMF agreed to a new financial package, with disbursements of $119 million. | 1 |
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| 1994, Feb. 6 |
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| José Maria Figueres Olsen of the National Liberation Party won the presidency over a conservative candidate from the incumbent Social Christian Unity Party. | 2 |
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| 1998, Feb. 1 |
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| Miguel Angel Rodriguez was elected president and his PUSC captured a majority in the Legislative Assembly. He defeated José Miguel Corrales of the PLN. | 3 |
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| March 19 |
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| The trade ministers of the Western Hemisphere met in San José, Costa Rica, to discuss the development of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). | 4 |
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| Oct. 8 |
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| Costa Rica was elected as one of five new nonpermanent members on the UN Security Council. | 5 |
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