Country comparison Costa Rica vs Nepal

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart3.7%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q34,086K
Annual GDP [+]2024€88,133Mchart€39,648M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$95,350Mchart$42,914M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,550chart€1,3352024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,909chart$1,4452024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€21,756M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202452,663chart19,2072024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202456,984chart20,7842024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202459.75%chart47.87%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€9,890chart€6472024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$10,701chart$7002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,334chart-1,0962024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,607chart-1,1862024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.78%chart-2.73%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202416,630.5chart8,780.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202417,995.1chart9,500.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20213,429.2chart1,462.42024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20214,059.0chart1,582.92024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202131.17%chart10.75%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20244,221,047,021.3chart721.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20244,568,776,874.9chart780.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202324.91%chart7.66%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20200chart388.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20200chart420.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20200%chart4.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202418.87%chart21.88%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€3,123chart€2962024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,379chart$3202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€662chart€492024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$784chart$532024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€808chart€242023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$875chart$262023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020€0chart€132024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020$0chart$142024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/24/2025Ba2
S&P Rating [+]10/22/2025BB
Fitch Rating [+]03/02/2023BB-
Corruption Index [+]202355chart352023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201962ºchart108º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202439.4chart78.02024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024102ºchart23º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202470ºchart109º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q46.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4157K
NMW [+]2025$718.0chart$152.22024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€691.2chart€133.52024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2023$25,989
Average Wage [+]2023€24,035
Human Capital Ranking [+]201761ºchart98º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
129.617901/18/2019Euro / Nepalese rupees [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/2026481.7800chart113.680001/18/2019US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/20260.00%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 202210.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/19/20253.25%
Business
Doing Business [+]202074ºchart94º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201930,825chart7,505December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20197.23chart0.77December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015221.89
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202424.8%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200613.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202233.4%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,349,500chart614,8002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€17,594.7Mchart€1,059.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$19,025.2Mchart$1,145.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202322.00%chart2.80%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€22,231.8Mchart€11,113.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$24,039.3Mchart$12,017.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202327.80%chart29.38%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-4,637.1Mchart€-10,054.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,014.1Mchart$-11,461.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.80%chart-26.58%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201528ºchart70º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024104chart2022023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202458ºchart81º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017562.1chart6,946.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202010.15%chart1.68%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.93%chart8.97%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.18‰chart19.34‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017896.4chart3,225.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.46‰chart6.93‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.33chart1.982023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202420.3%chart20.3%2022% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,325,000chart29,695,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020520,729chart487,5642020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020150,241chart2,599,7012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.806chart0.6012022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202419ºchart117º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202380.80chart70.352023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022450chart1,7092015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20228.70chart6.142015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023906chart6172020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202317.75chart2.132020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.66chart0.572023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20239,997chart9,8062023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202311,722chart10,6982023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20269,394chart12,03401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,241,702chart1,003,94601/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/06/20234,369,784chart24,471,04411/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,764.13chart405.2501/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/06/202313,576,935chart62,627,62811/23/2023Doses administered [+]
Costa Rica
Nepal