Country comparison Costa Rica vs South Sudan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart-26.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q34,086K
Annual GDP [+]2024€88,133Mchart€4,296M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$95,350Mchart$4,648M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,550chart€2782024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,909chart$3012024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€21,756M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202452,663chart2,1772024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202456,984chart2,3552024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202459.75%chart50.68%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€9,890chart€1822024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$10,701chart$1972024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,334chart5022024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,607chart5432024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.78%chart11.68%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202416,630.5chart777.72024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202417,995.1chart841.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20213,429.2chart10.32017Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20214,059.0chart11.72017Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202131.17%chart8.12%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20244,221,047,021.3chart33.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20244,568,776,874.9chart36.12023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202324.91%chart2.14%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20200chart84.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20200chart91.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20200%chart8.23%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202418.87%chart18.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€3,123chart€652024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,379chart$702024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€662chart€12017Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$784chart$12017Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€808chart€32023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$875chart$32023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020€0chart€52024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020$0chart$62024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/24/2025Ba2
S&P Rating [+]10/22/2025BB
Fitch Rating [+]03/02/2023BB-
Corruption Index [+]202355chart132023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201962º
Fragile States Index [+]202439.4chart109.02024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024102ºchart12º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202470º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q46.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4157K
NMW [+]2025$718.0
NMW [+]2025€691.2
Average Wage [+]2023$25,989
Average Wage [+]2023€24,035
Human Capital Ranking [+]201761º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/19/2026489.7900
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/19/20260%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 202210.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/19/20253.25%
Business
Doing Business [+]202074ºchart185º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201930,825
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20197.23
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015221.89
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202324.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200613.00%chart15.00%01/01/2017Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202233.4%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,349,500
Exports [+]2023€17,594.7Mchart€770.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$19,025.2Mchart$833.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202322.00%chart11.26%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€22,231.8Mchart€1,094.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$24,039.3Mchart$1,183.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202327.80%chart16.00%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-4,637.1Mchart€-324.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,014.1Mchart$-350.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.80%chart-4.74%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201528º
Density [+]2024104chart182024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202458ºchart161º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017562.1
% Immigrant [+]202010.15%chart8.25%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.93%chart24.08%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.18‰chart28.59‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017896.4chart401.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.46‰chart9.61‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.33chart3.862023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202420.3%chart82.3%2016% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,325,000chart11,943,4082024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020520,729chart882,2522020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020150,241chart2,575,8702020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.806chart0.3812022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202419º
Life expectancy [+]202380.80chart57.622023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022450chart7842015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20228.70chart7.062015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023906chart1,5042012Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202317.75chart13.982012Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.66
792024Annual crude oil production [+]
3,750.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20239,997chart5662023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202311,722chart5902023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20259,394chart14712/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,241,655chart18,87312/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/06/20234,369,784chart4,273,25310/01/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,764.13chart12.3112/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/06/202313,576,935chart4,365,54710/01/2023Doses administered [+]
Costa Rica
South Sudan
  • Capital: Juba
  • Population: 11,943,408
  • Surface Area: 646,883 km2
  • Currency: South Sudanese pounds
  • Belongs to: IGAD, IMF, UN, AU