Country comparison Costa Rica vs Sweden

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q34,086Kchart14,124K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€88,133Mchart€558,673M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$95,350Mchart$604,395M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,550chart€52,5502024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,909chart$57,0202024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€21,756Mchart€149,544M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202452,663chart189,5362024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202456,984chart199,1582024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202459.75%chart34.00%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€9,890chart€17,9022024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$10,701chart$18,8102024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,334chart-8,7542024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,607chart-10,3822024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.78%chart-1.60%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202416,630.5chart283,077.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202417,995.1chart297,623.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20213,429.2chart40,049.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20214,059.0chart42,443.22022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202131.17%chart15.28%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20244,221,047,021.3chart54,174,407,742.12024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20244,568,776,874.9chart56,210.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202324.91%chart19.45%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20200chart11,160.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20200chart12,074.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20200%chart4.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202418.87%chart50.70%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€3,123chart€26,7362024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,379chart$28,1102024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€662chart€3,8042022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$784chart$4,0002022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€808chart€5,1342024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$875chart$5,3422023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020€0chart€1,0502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2020$0chart$1,1392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/24/2025Ba2Aaa02/23/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/22/2025BBAAA02/16/2004S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/02/2023BB-AAA12/06/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202355chart822023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201962ºchart8º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202439.4chart20.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024102ºchart41º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202470ºchart2º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
9.1%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q46.5%chart8.2%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q4157Kchart478K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$718.0
NMW [+]2025€691.2
Average Wage [+]2023$25,989chart$50,8692024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2023€24,035chart€46,9982024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201761ºchart8º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
10.708001/20/2026Euro / Swedish kronas [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/20/2026490.9700chart9.233401/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.82%01/21/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
-601/21/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/20/20260%chart3.24%01/20/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 202210.4%chart0.8%December 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
2.1%December 2025HICP [+]
2.6%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/19/20253.25%chart1.75%10/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202074ºchart10º2020Doing Business [+]
3.8%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201930,825chart522,000December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20197.23chart31.35December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
226,0002017Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015221.89chart544.532021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202324.9%chart42.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200613.00%chart25.00%01/01/1996Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202233.4%chart52.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,349,500chart6,629,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€17,594.7Mchart€180,844.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$19,025.2Mchart$195,742.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202322.00%chart32.37%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€22,231.8Mchart€175,281.1M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$24,039.3Mchart$189,720.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202327.80%chart31.37%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-4,637.1Mchart€5,563.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,014.1Mchart$6,021.5M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.80%chart1.00%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
5.0%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201528ºchart3º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024104chart202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202458ºchart39º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2.00‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017562.1chart2,819.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202010.15%chart19.31%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.93%chart3.16%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.18‰chart9.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017896.4chart3,684.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.46‰chart8.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.33chart1.452023Fertility Rate [+]
4.20‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202420.3%chart14.8%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,325,000chart10,587,7102024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020520,729chart2,003,9082020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020150,241chart327,5812020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.806chart0.9522022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202419ºchart5º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202380.80chart84.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022450chart1,3702023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20228.70chart12.602023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023906chart1212023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202317.75chart1.152023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.66chart3.432023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
01995Annual crude oil production [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20239,997chart125,2092023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202311,722chart163,1352023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20259,394chart29,15812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,241,655chart2,782,99712/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/06/20234,369,784chart7,593,67603/19/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,764.13chart2,753.9512/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/06/202313,576,935chart28,312,81602/26/2024Doses administered [+]
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