Country comparison Costa Rica vs Norway

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart2.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q34,086Kchart20,873K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€88,133Mchart€446,866M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$95,350Mchart$483,593M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,550chart€80,2002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,909chart$86,5872024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€21,756Mchart€116,770M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202452,663chart197,0492023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202456,984chart213,1242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202459.75%chart44.13%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€9,890chart€35,5032023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$10,701chart$38,3992023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,334chart58,9642024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,607chart63,8222024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.78%chart13.20%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202416,630.5chart221,049.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202417,995.1chart239,260.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20213,429.2chart30,960.32022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20214,059.0chart32,392.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202131.17%chart14.47%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20244,221,047,021.3chart37,248,508,861.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20244,568,776,874.9chart39,211.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202324.91%chart17.37%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20200chart9,345.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20200chart10,113.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20200%chart4.53%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202418.87%chart49.50%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€3,123chart€39,5132024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,379chart$42,7682024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€662chart€5,6742022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$784chart$5,9422022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€808chart€6,7112024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$875chart$7,1442023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020€0chart€1,6772024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020$0chart$1,8112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/24/2025Ba2Aaa06/07/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/22/2025BBAAA07/09/1975S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/02/2023BB-AAA02/28/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202355chart842023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201962ºchart17º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202439.4chart12.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024102ºchart86º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202470ºchart21º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.3%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q46.5%chart4.6%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q4157Kchart141K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$718.0
NMW [+]2025€691.2
Average Wage [+]2023$25,989chart$71,0852024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2023€24,035chart€65,6752024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201761ºchart1º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
11.469502/06/2026Euro / Norwegian krones [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/2026493.3300chart9.724902/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.20%02/06/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
13502/06/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/20260.00%chart8.98%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 202210.4%chart4.8%December 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
3.0%December 2025HICP [+]
1.0%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/19/20253.25%chart4.00%09/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202074ºchart9º2020Doing Business [+]
2.3%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201930,825chart252,252December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20197.23chart38.26December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015221.89chart634.332021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202324.9%chart40.6%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200613.00%chart25.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202233.4%chart47.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,349,500chart4,979,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€17,594.7Mchart€154,449.8M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$19,025.2Mchart$167,173.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202322.00%chart34.56%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€22,231.8Mchart€91,038.5M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$24,039.3Mchart$98,538.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202327.80%chart20.37%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-4,637.1Mchart€63,411.3M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,014.1Mchart$68,635.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.80%chart14.19%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.3%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201528ºchart2º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024104chart92024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202458ºchart28º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017562.1chart614.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202010.15%chart15.81%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.93%chart3.55%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.18‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017896.4chart2,237.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.46‰chart7.90‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.33chart1.402023Fertility Rate [+]
3.30‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202420.3%chart11.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,325,000chart5,594,3402024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020520,729chart852,2382020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020150,241chart191,3922020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.806chart0.9662022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202419ºchart3º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202380.80chart83.302024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022450chart7282023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20228.70chart13.122023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023906chart402023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202317.75chart0.722023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.66chart7.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
1,7912024Annual crude oil production [+]
8,122.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20239,997chart127,3242023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202311,722chart152,0952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/20269,394chart5,73201/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/20261,241,702chart1,548,93001/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/06/20234,369,784chart4,061,31212/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20261,764.13chart1,024.6101/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/06/202313,576,935chart13,020,64112/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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