Country comparison Costa Rica vs Kenya

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart4.7%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q34,086K
Annual GDP [+]2024€88,133Mchart€110,260M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$95,350Mchart$119,307M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,550chart€2,1022024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,909chart$2,2752024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€21,756M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202452,663chart74,2472024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202456,984chart80,3392024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202459.75%chart67.34%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€9,890chart€1,3162024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$10,701chart$1,4242024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,334chart-6,3612024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,607chart-6,8832024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.78%chart-5.77%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202416,630.5chart25,649.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202417,995.1chart27,754.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20213,429.2chart4,435.12024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20214,059.0chart4,799.02024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202131.17%chart28.54%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20244,221,047,021.3chart1,953.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20244,568,776,874.9chart2,111.42023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202324.91%chart8.65%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20200chart1,102.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20200chart1,192.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20200%chart4.43%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202418.87%chart23.26%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€3,123chart€4552024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,379chart$4922024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€662chart€852024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$784chart$922024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€808chart€352023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$875chart$382023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020€0chart€212024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020$0chart$232024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/24/2025Ba2
S&P Rating [+]10/22/2025BBB08/22/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/02/2023BB-B12/14/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202355chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201962ºchart95º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202439.4chart86.52024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024102ºchart21º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202470ºchart96º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q46.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4157K
NMW [+]2025$718.0chart$102.52024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€691.2chart€92.32024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2023$25,989
Average Wage [+]2023€24,035
Human Capital Ranking [+]201761ºchart78º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
172.216801/04/2024Euro / Kenyan shilling [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/23/2026499.3900chart157.391201/04/2024US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/23/20260.00%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 202210.4%chart5.7%March 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/19/20253.25%chart9.00%12/09/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202074ºchart56º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201930,825chart2,307December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20197.23chart0.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015221.89chart31.902015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202324.9%chart16.8%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200613.00%chart16.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202233.4%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,349,500chart1,930,6482018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€17,594.7Mchart€6,650.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$19,025.2Mchart$7,190.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202322.00%chart6.65%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€22,231.8Mchart€17,187.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$24,039.3Mchart$18,585.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202327.80%chart17.18%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-4,637.1Mchart€-10,537.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,014.1Mchart$-11,398.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.80%chart-10.53%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201528º
Density [+]2024104chart952024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202458ºchart122º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017562.1chart1,969.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202010.15%chart2.01%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.93%chart1.03%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.18‰chart27.11‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017896.4chart356.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.46‰chart7.21‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.33chart3.212023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202420.3%chart39.8%2022% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,325,000chart56,432,9442024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020520,729chart1,050,1472020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020150,241chart535,3482020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.806chart0.6012022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202419ºchart75º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202380.80chart63.652023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022450chart3,0042015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20228.70chart6.942015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023906chart2,6432022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202317.75chart4.872022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.66chart0.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20239,997chart10,0022023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202311,722chart12,7892023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20259,394chart5,68912/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,241,655chart344,14012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/06/20234,369,784chart11,090,44004/02/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,764.13chart100.8112/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/06/202313,576,935chart23,750,43204/02/2023Doses administered [+]
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