List of Presidents of Costa Rica:
| 01 | 
José María Castro Madriz |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1847 – 16 November 1849 |
| 02 | 
Juan Mora Porras |
| Term of Office | 26 November 1849 – 14 August 1859 |
| 03 | 
José María Montealegre Fernández |
| Term of Office | 14 August 1859 – 8 May 1863 |
| 04 | 
Jesús Jiménez Zamora |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1863 – 8 May 1866 |
| 05 |
José Castro Madriz |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1866 – 1 November 1868 |
| 06 |
Jesús Jiménez Zamora |
| Term of Office | 1 November 1868 – 27 April 1870 |
| 07 | 
Bruno Carranza Ramírez |
| Term of Office | 27 April 1870 – 8 August 1870 |
| 08 | 
Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez |
| Term of Office | 10 August 1870 – 8 May 1876 |
| 09 | 
Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1876 – 30 July 1876 |
| 10 | 
Vicente Herrera Zeledón |
| Term of Office | 30 July 1876 – 11 September 1877 |
| 11 |
Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez |
| Term of Office | 11 September 1877 – 6 July 1882 |
| 12 | 
Saturnino Lizano Gutiérrez |
| Term of Office | 6 July 1882 – 20 July 1882 |
| 13 | 
Próspero Fernández Oreamuno |
| Term of Office | 20 July 1882 – 12 March 1885 |
| 14 | 
Bernardo Soto Alfaro |
| Term of Office | 12 March 1885 – 8 May 1890 |
| 15 | 
José Rodríguez Zeledón |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1890 – 8 May 1894 |
| 16 | Rafael Yglesias Castro |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1894 – 8 May 1902 |
| 17 | 
Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1902 – 8 May 1906 |
| 18 | 
Cleto González Víquez |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1906 – 8 May 1910 |
| 19 | 
Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1910 – 8 May 1914 |
| 20 | 
Alfredo González Flores |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1914 – 27 January 1917 |
| 21 | 
Federico Tinoco Granados |
| Term of Office | 27 January 1917 – 13 August 1919 |
| 22 | 
Juan Quirós Segura |
| Term of Office | 13 August 1919 – 2 September 1919 |
| 23 | 
Francisco Aguilar Barquero |
| Term of Office | 2 September 1919 – 8 May 1920 |
| 24 | 
Julio Acosta García |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1920 – 8 May 1924 |
| 25 |
Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1924 – 8 May 1928 |
| 26 |
Cleto González Víquez |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1928 – 8 May 1932 |
| 27 |
Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1932 – 8 May 1936 |
| 28 | 
León Cortés Castro |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1936 – 8 May 1940 |
| 29 | 
Rafael Calderón Guardia |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1940 – 8 May 1944 |
| 30 | 
Teodoro Picado Michalski |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1944 – 8 May 1948 |
| 31 | 
Santos León Herrera |
| Term of Office | 20 April 1948 – 8 May 1948 |
| 32 | 
José Figueres Ferrer |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1948 – 8 November 1949 |
| 33 | 
Otilio Ulate Blanco |
| Term of Office | 7 November 1949 – 8 May 1953 |
| 34 |
José Figueres Ferrer |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1953 – 8 May 1958 |
| 35 | 
Mario Echandi Jiménez |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1958 – 8 May 1962 |
| 36 | 
Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1962 – 8 May 1966 |
| 37 | 
José Trejos Fernández |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1966 – 8 May 1970 |
| 38 |
José Figueres Ferrer |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1970 – 8 May 1974 |
| 39 | 
Daniel Oduber Quirós |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1974 – 8 May 1978 |
| 40 | 
Rodrigo Carazo Odio |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1978 – 8 May 1982 |
| 41 | 
Luis Monge Álvarez |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1982 – 8 May 1986 |
| 42 | 
Óscar Arias |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1986 – 8 May 1990 |
| 43 | 
Rafael Calderón Fournier |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1990 – 8 May 1994 |
| 44 | 
José Figueres Olsen |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1994 – 8 May 1998 |
| 45 | 
Miguel Rodríguez Echeverría |
| Term of Office | 8 May 1998 – 8 May 2002 |
| 46 | 
Abel Pacheco de la Espriella |
| Term of Office | 8 May 2002 – 8 May 2006 |
| 47 |
Óscar Arias |
| Term of Office | 8 May 2006 – 8 May 2010 |
| 48 | 
Laura Chinchilla |
| Term of Office | 8 May 2010 – 8 May 2014 |
| 49 | 
Luis Guillermo Solís |
| Term of Office | 8 May 2014 – Incumbent |
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