CPI

3.2%

-0.2

CPI

1.3%

0.5

Unemployment

4.2%

0.3

CPI

287.9%

11.7

CPI

2.3%

-0.6

CPI

2.2%

-0.4

CPI

3.2%

0.4

Rate

70.00%

-10.00

  1. Countries data: Demographic and economy

Country comparison Costa Rica vs South Africa

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Population density (people per sq. km) Costa Rica vs South Africa comparison
 
Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2023Q44,000Kchart1,426K2023Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2022€64,878Mchart€384,396M2022Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2022$68,373Mchart$405,106M2022Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2022€12,406chart€6,3432022GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2022$13,075chart$6,6842022GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2023Q4€20,918Mchart€86,439M2023Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202241,379chart273,3852022Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202243,608chart288,1142022Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202263.78%chart71.12%2022Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022€7,913chart€4,5112022Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022$8,340chart$4,7542022Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2022-1,843chart-18,1372022Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2022-1,942chart-19,1142022Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2022-2.84%chart-4.72%2022Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202212,605.8chart124,797.02022Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202213,285.0chart131,520.82022Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20203,654.0chart18,314.72020Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20204,170.3chart20,902.32020Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202021.54%chart18.42%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20223,475,825,669.6chart12,863,901,041.82020Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20223,660,044,430.1chart15,210.02017Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]201726.91%chart13.34%2017Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20200chart2,844.12022Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20200chart2,997.42022Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20200%chart2.25%2022Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202219.43%chart32.47%2022Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022€2,411chart€2,0592022Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022$2,541chart$2,1702022Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020€713chart€3072020Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020$813chart$3512020Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€667chart€2172020Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$702chart$2682017Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020€0chart€472022Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020$0chart$492022Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/03/2023B1Ba204/01/2022Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/27/2023BB-BB-03/08/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/02/2023BB-BB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202254chart432022Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201962ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]201843.2chart72.92018Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202297ºchart14º2022RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]201854ºchart58º2018Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q46.8%chart27.5%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2023Q4156Kchart7,293K2023Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2022$501.5chart$248.12022NMW [+]
NMW [+]2022€446.1chart€224.72022NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2022$14,649
Average Wage [+]2022€13,912
Human Capital Ranking [+]201761ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
20.346104/18/2024Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]04/17/2024501.9700chart18.964104/17/2024US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/21/20240.00%chart0.35%04/18/2024Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 202210.4%chart5.2%December 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/22/20245.25%chart8.25%05/26/2023Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202074ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201930,825chart363,696December 2022Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20197.23chart8.74December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
555,8892022Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015221.89chart173.412020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202225.5%chart27.0%2021Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200613.00%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202233.4%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20193,139,008chart10,228,5932019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2021€12,952.1Mchart€104,482.7M2021Exports [+]
Exports [+]2021$15,318.4Mchart$123,571.6M2021Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202123.80%chart29.52%2021Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2021€17,525.8Mchart€96,380.2M2021Imports [+]
Imports [+]2021$20,727.8Mchart$113,988.9M2021Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202132.20%chart27.23%2021Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2021€-4,573.8Mchart€8,102.5M2021Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2021$-5,409.4Mchart$9,582.8M2021Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2021-8.40%chart2.29%2021Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201528ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2022102chart502022Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202339ºchart130º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017562.1chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202010.15%chart4.80%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.93%chart1.53%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202111.87‰chart19.82‰2021Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017896.4chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20217.19‰chart11.43‰2021Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20211.53chart2.372021Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202225.5%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20225,229,000chart60,604,0002022Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020520,729chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020150,241chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20210.809chart0.7132021HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202314ºchart20º2023Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202177.02chart62.342021Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020352chart3142018Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20206.90chart0.502018Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022664chart24,8652021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202212.82chart41.872021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20211.59chart7.342021CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12022Annual crude oil production [+]
15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202110,660chart191,4412021Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202112,715chart221,5002021Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]03/31/20249,368chart102,59503/31/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]03/31/20241,230,653chart4,072,64803/31/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/06/20234,369,784chart21,038,79709/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]03/31/20241,791.55chart1,692.8803/31/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/06/202313,576,935chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Costa Rica
South Africa