Country comparison Costa Rica vs Kuwait

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart-2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q34,086K
Annual GDP [+]2024€88,133Mchart€148,076M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$95,350Mchart$160,226M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,550chart€29,5472024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,909chart$31,9712024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€21,756M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202452,663chart4,7922023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202456,984chart5,1832023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202459.75%chart3.13%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€9,890chart€9752023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$10,701chart$1,0552023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,334chart43,1492023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,607chart46,6692023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.78%chart28.22%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202416,630.5chart73,913.92023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202417,995.1chart79,943.82023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20213,429.2chart9,530.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20214,059.0chart10,312.02024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202131.17%chart13.85%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20244,221,047,021.3chart6,653.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20244,568,776,874.9chart7,194.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202324.91%chart9.02%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20200chart7,168.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20200chart7,756.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20200%chart9.68%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202418.87%chart48.34%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€3,123chart€15,0452023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,379chart$16,2722023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€662chart€1,9022024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$784chart$2,0582024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€808chart€1,3752023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$875chart$1,4872023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020€0chart€1,4302024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020$0chart$1,5482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/24/2025Ba2A105/16/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/22/2025BBAA-11/21/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/02/2023BB-AA-01/27/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202355chart462023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201962ºchart46º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202439.4chart49.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024102ºchart128º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202470ºchart71º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q46.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4157K
NMW [+]2025$718.0chart$243.92024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€691.2chart€222.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2023$25,989
Average Wage [+]2023€24,035
Human Capital Ranking [+]201761ºchart96º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.358501/20/2026Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/20/2026490.9700chart0.305601/21/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/20/20260%chart-0.65%01/20/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 202210.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/19/20253.25%
Business
Doing Business [+]202074ºchart83º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201930,825chart112,969December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20197.23chart26.35December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015221.89chart478.012015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202324.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200613.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202233.4%chart0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,349,500chart85,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€17,594.7Mchart€77,666.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$19,025.2Mchart$83,980.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202322.00%chart50.79%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€22,231.8Mchart€34,671.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$24,039.3Mchart$37,490.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202327.80%chart22.67%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-4,637.1Mchart€42,994.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,014.1Mchart$48,030.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.80%chart28.12%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201528º
Density [+]2024104chart2752024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202458ºchart25º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017562.1chart4.22017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202010.15%chart71.73%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.93%chart4.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.18‰chart10.30‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017896.4chart11,733.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.46‰chart1.53‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.33chart1.522023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202420.3%
Population [+]20245,325,000chart4,897,2632024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020520,729chart3,110,1592020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020150,241chart212,2712020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.806chart0.8472022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202419ºchart131º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202380.80chart83.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022450chart1542015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20228.70chart3.922015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023906chart112020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202317.75chart0.252020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.66chart24.902023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
2,5802024Annual crude oil production [+]
101,500.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20239,997chart78,0472023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202311,722chart85,5622023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20259,394chart2,57012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,241,655chart667,29012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/06/20234,369,784chart3,346,17611/26/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,764.13chart524.7812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/06/202313,576,935chart8,261,22111/26/2023Doses administered [+]
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