Country comparison Costa Rica vs Germany

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart0.2%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q34,086Kchart13,571K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€88,133Mchart€4,470,480M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$95,350Mchart$5,051,567M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,550chart€53,5202025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,909chart$60,4422025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€21,756Mchart€1,134,224M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202452,663chart2,693,7802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202456,984chart2,972,8352024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202459.75%chart62.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€9,890chart€32,2312024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$10,701chart$35,5702024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,334chart-115,2952024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,607chart-124,7552024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.78%chart-2.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202416,630.5chart2,139,717.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202417,995.1chart2,315,290.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20213,429.2chart188,813.72023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20214,059.0chart204,158.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202131.17%chart9.26%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20244,221,047,021.3chart455,619,000,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20244,568,776,874.9chart493,152,893,220.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202324.91%chart19.21%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20200chart81,900.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20200chart88,646.92024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20200%chart3.93%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202418.87%chart49.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€3,123chart€25,6022024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,379chart$27,7022024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€662chart€2,2672023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$784chart$2,4522023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€808chart€5,4592024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$875chart$5,9092024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020€0chart€9812024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020$0chart$1,0612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/24/2025Ba2Aaa05/09/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/22/2025BBAAA08/17/1983S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/02/2023BB-AAA01/17/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202355chart782023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201962ºchart7º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202439.4chart24.02024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024102ºchart127º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202470ºchart9º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.8%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q46.5%chart3.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q4157Kchart1,742K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$718.0chart$2,753.02026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€691.2chart€2,343.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2023$25,989chart$68,5012024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2023€24,035chart€63,2882024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201761ºchart6º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/11/2026486.2500chart0.842202/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.78%02/12/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/11/20260.00%chart2.00%02/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 202210.4%chart1.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.0%December 2025HICP [+]
-2.4%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/19/20253.25%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202074ºchart22º2020Doing Business [+]
-0.7%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201930,825chart5,421,109December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20197.23chart35.66December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
4,109,3712023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015221.89chart633.462021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202424.8%chart40.7%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200613.00%chart19.00%01/01/2007Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202233.4%chart47.5%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,349,500chart28,463,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€17,594.7Mchart€1,548,966.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$19,025.2Mchart$1,676,569.9M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202322.00%chart35.78%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€22,231.8Mchart€1,306,615.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$24,039.3Mchart$1,414,254.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202327.80%chart30.18%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-4,637.1Mchart€242,350.8M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,014.1Mchart$262,315.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.80%chart5.60%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.5%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201528ºchart4º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024104chart2342024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202458ºchart20º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.70‰2021Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017562.1chart16,833.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202010.15%chart18.96%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.93%chart4.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.18‰chart8.10‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017896.4chart24,670.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.46‰chart12.10‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.33chart1.392023Fertility Rate [+]
4.30‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202420.3%chart16.1%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,325,000chart83,577,1402024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020520,729chart15,762,4572020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020150,241chart3,855,2682020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.806chart0.9502022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202419ºchart7º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202380.80chart81.502024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022450chart10,4262023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20228.70chart12.492023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023906chart7702023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202317.75chart0.912023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.66chart7.062023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
292024Annual crude oil production [+]
115.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20239,997chart475,9202023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202311,722chart493,6972023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20269,394chart174,97901/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,241,702chart38,437,94301/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/06/20234,369,784chart63,566,13612/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,764.13chart2,093.6201/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/06/202313,576,935chart193,241,46012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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