Unemployment

4.1%

0.5

Unemployment

8.8%

-0.5

CPI

3.2%

-0.2

CPI

1.3%

0.5

Unemployment

4.2%

0.3

CPI

287.9%

11.7

CPI

2.3%

-0.6

CPI

2.2%

-0.4

  1. Countries data: Demographic and economy

Country comparison Costa Rica vs Euro zone

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Number of deaths per 1,000 people Costa Rica vs Euro zone comparison
 
Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2023Q44,000Kchart10,657K2023Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2022€64,878Mchart€14,375,882M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2022$68,373Mchart$15,544,641M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2022€12,406chart€40,9902023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2022$13,075chart$45,3732023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2023Q4€20,918Mchart€3,650,900M2023Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202241,379chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202243,608chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202263.78%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022€7,913chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022$8,340chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2022-1,843chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2022-1,942chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2022-2.84%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202212,605.8chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202213,285.0chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20203,654.0
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20204,170.3
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202021.54%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20223,475,825,669.6
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20223,660,044,430.1
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]201726.91%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20200chart206,971.02022Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20200chart218,801.42022Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20200%chart3.09%2022Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202219.43%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022€2,411chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022$2,541chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020€713
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020$813
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€667
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$702
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020€0chart€6002022Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020$0chart$6392022Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/03/2023B1
S&P Rating [+]10/27/2023BB-
Fitch Rating [+]03/02/2023BB-
Corruption Index [+]202254
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201962º
Fragile States Index [+]201843.2
RTI Raking [+]202297º
Innovation Ranking [+]201854º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q46.8%
Unemployed [+]2023Q4156K
NMW [+]2022$501.5
NMW [+]2022€446.1
Average Wage [+]2022$14,649
Average Wage [+]2022€13,912
Human Capital Ranking [+]201761º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]04/22/2024502.7600chart0.936904/23/2024US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/21/20240.00%chart10.75%04/23/2024Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 202210.4%
2.4%March 2024HICP [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/22/20245.25%chart4.50%09/20/2023Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202074º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201930,825
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20197.23
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015221.89
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202225.5%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200613.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202233.4%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20193,139,008chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€17,594.7M
Exports [+]2023$19,025.2M
Exports % GDP [+]202224.30%
Imports [+]2023€22,231.8M
Imports [+]2023$24,039.3M
Imports % GDP [+]202233.21%
Trade balance [+]2023€-4,637.1M
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,014.1M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2022-8.91%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201528º
Density [+]2022102chart1242019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202339º
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017562.1
% Immigrant [+]202010.15%
% Emigrant [+]20202.93%
Birth Rate [+]202111.87‰chart9.03‰2021Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017896.4
Crude death rate [+]20217.19‰chart11.11‰2021Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20211.53chart1.512021Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202225.5%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20225,229,000chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020520,729
Emigrant stock [+]2020150,241
HDI [+]20210.809
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202314º
Life expectancy [+]202177.02chart81.592021Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020352
Suicide rate [+]20206.90
Number of homicides [+]2022664
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202212.82
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20221.68
Consumption GWh [+]202210,619
Generation GWh [+]202212,478
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]04/07/20249,368
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]04/07/20241,230,653
Fully vaccinated [+]10/06/20234,369,784
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]04/07/20241,791.55
Doses administered [+]10/06/202313,576,935
Costa Rica
Euro zone
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,760,484 km2
  • Currency: Euros