Country comparison Costa Rica vs Serbia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart3.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q34,086Kchart3,411K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€88,133Mchart€83,258M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$95,350Mchart$89,074M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,550chart€12,6402024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,909chart$13,5452024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€21,756Mchart€22,401M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202452,663chart36,6152024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202456,984chart39,6192024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202459.75%chart44.48%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€9,890chart€5,5752024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$10,701chart$6,0322024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,334chart-1,4432024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,607chart-1,5622024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.78%chart-1.75%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202416,630.5chart35,126.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202417,995.1chart38,008.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20213,429.2chart2,559.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20214,059.0chart2,768.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202131.17%chart8.38%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20244,221,047,021.3chart3,958.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20244,568,776,874.9chart4,282.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202324.91%chart12.97%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20200chart2,160.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20200chart2,311.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20200%chart6.05%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202418.87%chart42.67%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€3,123chart€5,3482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,379chart$5,7872024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€662chart€3862023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$784chart$4182023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€808chart€5962023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$875chart$6452023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020€0chart€3282024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020$0chart$3522024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/24/2025Ba2
S&P Rating [+]10/22/2025BBBBB-10/04/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/02/2023BB-BB+03/27/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202355chart362023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201962ºchart72º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202439.4chart67.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024102ºchart3º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202470ºchart52º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q46.5%chart8.2%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q4157Kchart257K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$718.0chart$700.92025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€691.2chart€617.72025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2023$25,989
Average Wage [+]2023€24,035
Human Capital Ranking [+]201761ºchart60º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
117.405101/21/2026Euro / Serbian dinars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/20/2026490.9700chart100.192101/21/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/20/20260%chart-1.23%01/21/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 202210.4%
3.1%December 2025HICP [+]
1.7%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/19/20253.25%chart5.75%09/12/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202074ºchart44º2020Doing Business [+]
-2.2%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201930,825chart25,514December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20197.23chart4.22December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
4,4982022Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015221.89chart353.732020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202324.9%chart38.4%2016Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200613.00%chart20.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202233.4%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,349,500chart1,773,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€17,594.7Mchart€28,944.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$19,025.2Mchart$31,328.6M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202322.00%chart34.76%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€22,231.8Mchart€38,102.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$24,039.3Mchart$41,241.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202327.80%chart45.76%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-4,637.1Mchart€-9,158.5M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,014.1Mchart$-9,913.0M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.80%chart-11.00%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
8.4%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201528ºchart66º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024104chart772024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202458ºchart54º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.50‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017562.1chart3,588.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202010.15%chart11.98%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.93%chart14.61%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.18‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017896.4chart1,374.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.46‰chart14.90‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.33chart1.622023Fertility Rate [+]
4.80‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202420.3%chart19.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,325,000chart6,567,7832024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020520,729chart823,0112020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020150,241chart1,003,9622020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.806chart0.8052022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202419ºchart26º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202380.80chart76.202023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022450chart6682023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20228.70chart10.112023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023906chart892023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202317.75chart1.312023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.66
122024Annual crude oil production [+]
77.52021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20239,997chart30,8242023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202311,722chart37,6612023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20259,394chart18,05712/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,241,655chart2,568,00312/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/06/20234,369,784chart3,278,19806/23/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,764.13chart2,749.3312/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/06/202313,576,935chart8,534,68806/23/2022Doses administered [+]
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