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GDP Per Capita [+]2019Q22,683€Annual GDP [+]201851,197M.€13,091M.€2018Annual GDP [+]Annual GDP [+]201860,464M.$15,461M.$2018Annual GDP [+]GDP per capita [+]201810,195€4,461€2018GDP per capita [+]GDP per capita [+]201812,039$5,268$2018GDP per capita [+]Quarterly GDP [+]2019Q213,476M.€Debt [+]201827,40412,6622018Debt [+]Debt [+]201832,36414,9542018Debt [+]Debt (%GDP) [+]201853.55%94.36%2018Debt (%GDP) [+]Debt Per Capita [+]20185,457€4,315€2018Debt Per Capita [+]Debt Per Capita [+]20186,444$5,095$2018Debt Per Capita [+]Deficit (M.€) [+]2018-3,0871582018Deficit (M.€) [+]Deficit (M.$) [+]2018-3,6461872018Deficit (M.$) [+]Deficit (%GDP) [+]2018-6.03%1.18%2018Deficit (%GDP) [+]Expenditure (M.€) [+]201810,074.03,950.32018Expenditure (M.€) [+]Expenditure (M.$) [+]201811,897.54,665.32018Expenditure (M.$) [+]Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20173,858.8688.92017Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]Education Expenditure (M.$) [+]20174,359.3778.22017Education Expenditure (M.$) [+]Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201730.15%18.40%2017Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20162,920.7468.72016Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]Gov. Health Exp.(M.$) [+]20163,233.0518.82016Gov. Health Exp.(M.$) [+]Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]201629.19%12.85%2016Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20180177.02018Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]Defence Expenditure (M.$) [+]20180209.02018Defence Expenditure (M.$) [+]Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20180%4.37%2018Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201819.69%29.44%2018Expenditure (%GDP) [+]Expenditure Per Capita [+]20182,006€1,346€2018Expenditure Per Capita [+]Expenditure Per Capita [+]20182,369$1,590$2018Expenditure Per Capita [+]Education Expenditure P.C [+]2017777€236€2017Education Expenditure P.C [+]Education Expenditure P.C [+]2017878$266$2017Education Expenditure P.C [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2016600€162€2016Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2016664$179$2016Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]20180€60€2018Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]20180$71$2018Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]Moody's Rating [+]12/05/2018B1B212/11/2019Moody's Rating [+]S&P Rating [+]12/21/2018B+B+09/27/2019S&P Rating [+]Fitch Rating [+]10/30/2019B+B+01/31/2019Fitch Rating [+]Corruption Index [+]201856442018Corruption Index [+]Competitiveness Ranking [+]201962º80º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]Fragile States Index [+]201843.263.12018Fragile States Index [+]58º09/28/2018RTI Raking [+]Innovation Ranking [+]201854º81º2018Innovation Ranking [+]LabourUnemployment rate [+]2019Q110.9%8.0%2019Q1Unemployment rate [+]Unemployed [+]2019Q1266 m.108 m.2019Q1Unemployed [+]NMW [+]2018460.4 $NMW [+]2018383.9 €Human Capital Ranking [+]201761º83º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]MarketsUS Dollar exchange rate [+]10/17/2017569.7700Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/11/2019-15.60%PricesCPI (overall index) [+]November 20191.9%Money MarketKey rates [+]10/31/20193.25%BusinessDoing Business [+]201967º75º2019Doing Business [+]Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201743,5181,892December 2017Passengers vehicles Year [+]Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201710.451.65December 2017Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015221.8967.522015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]TaxesStandard VAT [+]01/01/200613.00%17.00%01/01/2018Standard VAT [+]Top tax rate + SSC [+]201815.0%30.0%2018Top tax rate + SSC [+]TradeExports [+]20179,074.6 M.€1,159.4 M.€2017Exports [+]Exports [+]201710,251.5 M.$1,309.7 M.$2017Exports [+]Exports % GDP [+]201717.48%8.87%2017Exports % GDP [+]Imports [+]201713,563.0 M.€5,056.2 M.€2017Imports [+]Imports [+]201715,322.1 M.$5,712.0 M.$2017Imports [+]Imports % GDP [+]201726.12%38.67%2017Imports % GDP [+]Trade balance [+]2017-4,488.4 M.€-3,896.9 M.€2017Trade balance [+]Trade balance [+]2017-5,070.5 M.$-4,402.3 M.$2017Trade balance [+]Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-8.64%-29.80%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]Socio-DemographyRanking [+]201528ºDensity [+]2018982672018Density [+]Global Peace Ranking [+]201933º83º2019Global Peace Ranking [+]Remittance received (M.$) [+]2017562.12,521.82017Remittance received (M.$) [+]% Immigrant [+]20178.34%0.80%2017% Immigrant [+]% Emigrant [+]20172.89%38.08%2017% Emigrant [+]Birth Rate [+]201714.06‰16.43‰2017Birth Rate [+]Remittance sent (M.$) [+]2017896.442.42017Remittance sent (M.$) [+]Crude death rate [+]20175.00‰7.04‰2017Crude death rate [+]Fertility Rate [+]20171.771.992017Fertility Rate [+]Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201611.9047.012016Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]Population [+]20185,022,0002,934,8552018Population [+]Immigrant stock [+]2017414,21423,3322017Immigrant stock [+]Emigrant stock [+]2017143,4651,112,1512017Emigrant stock [+]HDI [+]20170.7940.7322017HDI [+]Gender Gap Ranking [+]201822º44º2018Gender Gap Ranking [+]Life expectancy [+]201780.0376.102017Life expectancy [+]Number of homicides [+]20165781,3542016Number of homicides [+]Energy and EnvironmentCO2 Tons per capita [+]20180.110.332018CO2 Tons per capita [+] Costa RicaCountry Subcontinent Continent World Capital: San JosePopulation: 5,022,000Surface Area: 51,100 km2Currency: Costa Rican colones (1 EUR=569.7700 CRC)Religion: Mostly Christianity Belongs to: IMF, OAS, UN, SICA JamaicaCountry Subcontinent Continent World Capital: KingstonPopulation: 2,934,855Surface Area: 10,990 km2Currency: Jamaican dollarsReligion: Mostly Christianity Belongs to: ACP, CARICOM, IMF, OAS, UN Compare Costa Rica