Country comparison Norway vs Costa Rica

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.1%chart4.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q220,508Kchart4,086K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€446,866Mchart€88,133M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$483,593Mchart$95,350M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€80,200chart€16,5502024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$86,587chart$17,9092024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q2€114,729Mchart€21,756M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023197,049chart52,6632024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023213,124chart56,9842024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202344.13%chart59.75%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€35,503chart€9,8902024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$38,399chart$10,7012024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202458,371chart-3,3342024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202463,179chart-3,6072024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202413.10%chart-3.78%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024220,464.8chart16,630.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024238,626.7chart17,995.12024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202230,960.3chart3,429.22021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202232,392.9chart4,059.02021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202214.47%chart31.17%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202437,248,508,861.0chart4,221,047,021.32024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202339,211.5chart4,568,776,874.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202317.37%chart24.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20237,177.1chart02020Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20237,762.4chart02020Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20234.00%chart0%2020Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202449.30%chart18.87%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€39,409chart€3,1232024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$42,655chart$3,3792024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€5,674chart€6622021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$5,942chart$7842021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€6,711chart€8082024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$7,144chart$8752024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€1,300chart€02020Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$1,403chart$02020Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]06/07/2024AaaBa209/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/09/1975AAABB10/22/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/28/2020AAABB-03/02/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202384chart552023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201917ºchart62º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202412.7chart39.42024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202486ºchart102º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202421ºchart70º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20254.5%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q25.0%chart6.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q2153Kchart157K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
$685.12024NMW [+]
€620.02024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$71,085chart$25,9892023Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€65,675chart€24,0352023Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]20171ºchart61º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Norwegian krones [+]12/05/202511.7550
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/05/202510.0945chart489.440012/05/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]12/05/20254.16%
Risk Premium [+]12/05/2025136
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/05/202514.55%chart0.06%12/05/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20234.8%chart10.4%September 2022CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]October 20253.0%
PPI Year on Year [+]October 20250.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/19/20254.00%chart3.50%09/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20209ºchart74º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]October 20255.1%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024252,252chart30,825December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202238.26chart7.23December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021634.33chart221.892015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202440.4%chart24.9%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200625.00%chart13.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.4%chart33.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20224,979,400chart2,349,5002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€154,449.8Mchart€17,594.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$167,173.4Mchart$19,025.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202434.56%chart22.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€91,038.5Mchart€22,231.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$98,538.3Mchart$24,039.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202420.37%chart27.80%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€63,411.3Mchart€-4,637.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$68,635.1Mchart$-5,014.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202414.19%chart-5.80%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]October 20253.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20152ºchart28º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20249chart1042024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202428ºchart58º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20201.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017614.1chart562.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202015.81%chart10.15%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.55%chart2.93%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart10.18‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,237.9chart896.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.90‰chart5.46‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.40chart1.332023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20203.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202411.6%chart20.3%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,594,340chart5,325,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020852,238chart520,7292020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020191,392chart150,2412020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.966chart0.8062022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20243ºchart19º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.30chart80.802023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023728chart4502022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.12chart8.702022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202340chart9062023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.72chart17.752023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.86chart1.662023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241,791
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20218,122.2
Consumption GWh [+]2023127,324chart9,9972023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023152,095chart11,7222023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/09/20255,732chart9,39111/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/09/20251,546,340chart1,240,86211/09/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/20234,061,312chart4,369,78410/06/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/09/20251,024.61chart1,763.5711/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/202313,020,641chart13,576,93510/06/2023Doses administered [+]
Norway
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