Country comparison Costa Rica vs Libya

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart-0.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q24,120K
Annual GDP [+]2024€88,133Mchart€43,087M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$95,350Mchart$46,636M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,550chart€5,8982024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,909chart$6,3842024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q2€21,937M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202452,663chart12,1642014Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202456,984chart16,1642014Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202459.75%chart36.39%2014Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€9,890chart€1,9432014Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$10,701chart$2,5832014Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,334chart-11,1972024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,607chart-12,1152024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.78%chart-25.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202416,630.5chart42,390.22024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202417,995.1chart45,868.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20213,429.2chart788.01999Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20214,059.0chart814.61999Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202131.17%chart8.14%1999Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20244,369,547,684.0chart1,293.12022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20244,729,511,022.2chart1,361.62022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202225.82%chart5.06%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20200chart6,684.62014Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20200chart8,882.82014Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20200%chart10.91%2014Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202418.87%chart94.84%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€3,123chart€5,8022024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,379chart$6,2782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€662chart€1551999Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$784chart$1651999Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€836chart€1792022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$905chart$1882022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020€0chart€1,0682014Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020$0chart$1,4192014Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/24/2025Ba2
S&P Rating [+]10/27/2023BB-
Fitch Rating [+]03/02/2023BB-B04/13/2011Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202355chart182023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201962ºchart126º2015Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202439.4chart96.52024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024102º
Innovation Ranking [+]202470º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q46.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4157K
NMW [+]2024$685.1chart$207.82023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€620.0
Average Wage [+]2023$25,989
Average Wage [+]2023€24,035
Human Capital Ranking [+]201761º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/07/2025503.6800
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]11/08/20250.06%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 202210.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/19/20253.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]202074ºchart186º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201930,825chart16,100December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20197.23chart3.42December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015221.89chart462.692020Vehicles / 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%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,349,500chart34,0002008Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€17,594.7Mchart€23,150.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$19,025.2Mchart$25,033.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202322.00%chart55.51%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€22,231.8Mchart€10,911.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$24,039.3Mchart$11,798.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202327.80%chart26.16%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-4,637.1Mchart€12,239.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,014.1Mchart$14,747.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.80%chart29.35%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201528º
Density [+]2024104chart42023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202458ºchart128º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017562.1
% Immigrant [+]202010.15%chart11.73%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.93%chart2.63%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.18‰chart17.02‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017896.4chart1,003.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.46‰chart6.65‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.33chart2.362023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202420.3%
Population [+]20245,325,000chart7,305,6592023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020520,729chart826,5372020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020150,241chart185,5182020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.806chart0.7462022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202419º
Life expectancy [+]202380.80chart69.342023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022450chart3472015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20228.70chart5.502015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023906
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202317.75
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.66chart8.882023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
1,1632024Annual crude oil production [+]
48,363.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20239,997chart28,8262023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202311,722chart35,1072023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/20259,386chart6,43709/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/20251,238,916chart507,26909/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/06/20234,369,784chart1,236,10201/16/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20251,762.63chart881.1009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/06/202313,576,935chart3,739,15801/16/2023Doses administered [+]
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