Country comparison Costa Rica vs Lebanon

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart-0.8%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q24,120K
Annual GDP [+]2024€88,133Mchart€18,569M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$95,350Mchart$20,079M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,550chart€3,4682023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,909chart$3,7502023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q2€21,937M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202452,663chart59,8702021Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202456,984chart70,8582021Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202459.75%chart358.19%2021Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€9,890chart€10,7042021Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$10,701chart$12,6692021Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,334chart-4462021Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,607chart-5272021Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.78%chart-2.67%2021Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202416,630.5chart1,825.22021Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202417,995.1chart2,160.22021Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20213,429.2chart279.32023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20214,059.0chart302.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202131.17%chart8.59%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20244,221,047,021.3chart6,792.22022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20244,568,776,874.9chart772.22022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202225.82%chart15.50%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20200chart1,655.12023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20200chart1,789.62023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20200%chart10.72%2022Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202418.87%chart12.67%2022Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€3,123chart€3262021Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,379chart$3862021Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€662chart€522023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$784chart$562023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€808chart€1,1822022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$875chart$1342022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020€0chart€3092023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020$0chart$3342023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/24/2025Ba2C12/13/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/27/2023BB-SD03/11/2020S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/02/2023BB-RD03/18/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202355chart242023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201962ºchart88º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202439.4chart92.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024102ºchart99º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202470ºchart94º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q46.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4157K
NMW [+]2024$685.1chart$1,200.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€620.0chart€1,096.42024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2023$25,989
Average Wage [+]2023€24,035
Human Capital Ranking [+]201761º
Markets
103,533.600010/31/2025Euro / Lebanese pounds [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/10/2025503.3700chart89,500.000010/31/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]11/10/20250.06%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 202210.4%chart15.1%September 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/19/20253.50%chart20.00%04/30/2023Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202074ºchart143º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201930,825chart22,086December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20197.23chart4.04December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015221.89chart106.742015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202324.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200613.00%chart11.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202233.4%chart25.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,349,500chart1,466,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€17,594.7Mchart€3,827.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$19,025.2Mchart$4,138.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202322.00%chart20.61%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€22,231.8Mchart€16,762.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$24,039.3Mchart$18,125.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202327.80%chart90.27%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-4,637.1Mchart€-12,934.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,014.1Mchart$-12,203.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.80%chart-69.66%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201528º
Density [+]2024104chart5122023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202458ºchart134º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017562.1chart7,954.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202010.15%chart30.24%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.93%chart15.13%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.18‰chart16.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017896.4chart1,167.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.46‰chart5.96‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.33chart2.242023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202420.3%chart27.4%2012% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,325,000chart5,354,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020520,729chart1,712,7622020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020150,241chart856,8142020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.806chart0.7232022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202419ºchart133º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202380.80chart77.822023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022450chart1822015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20228.70chart2.852015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023906chart1282020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202317.75chart2.242020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.66chart3.002023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20239,997chart4,0772023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202311,722chart4,5142023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/20259,386chart10,94709/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/20251,238,916chart1,239,90409/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/06/20234,369,784chart2,414,22312/22/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20251,762.63chart2,044.6409/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/06/202313,576,935chart5,814,69912/22/2022Doses administered [+]
Costa Rica
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