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Economy power of Costa Rica & Sri Lanka

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Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka

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World Rank 89 2 World Rank 168 1.1
The Republic of Costa Rica is a country located in Central America. With the capital city of San Jose and population of around 5 million, it is a very small nation, one of the smallest in Americas. The republic shares its borders with Nicaragua, Panama, and Ecuador. With a total land area of 51,100 square kilometers, it has a density of 85 people per square kilometer.  More about Costa Rica Sri Lanka, officially known as the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is located in South Asia. Interestingly, its previous name is Ceylon on account of being a British crown colony.  It’s an island in the Indian Ocean, specifically between the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. Buddhism is an official religion with its believers of over 70% of the entire Sri Lanka population. More about Sri Lanka

Gross domestic product (GDP, GDP PPP)

Gross domestic product (GDP)

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(United States of America (USA))

Costa Rica Sri Lanka
Position in the ranking of countries 68 (2023) 72 (2023)
GDP [US$] 86,497,941,439 84,356,863,743
Percentage of the other 102.5 % 97.5 %

Gross domestic product growth rate

Gross domestic product per capita

Gross domestic product (PPP)

Gross domestic product (PPP) per capita

Gross national income (GNI, Inflation)

Gross national income

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(United States of America (USA))

Costa Rica Sri Lanka
Position in the ranking of countries 70 (2023) 69 (2023)
GNI [US$] 80,477,795,958 81,623,429,815
Percentage of the other 98.6 % 101.4 %

Gross national income per capita

Inflation consumer prices (annual %)

International trade (Export, Import)

External balance on goods and services

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(China)

Costa Rica Sri Lanka
Position in the ranking of countries 36 (2023) 89 (2023)
External balance [US$] 4,635,653,892 -1,381,023,149
Percentage of the other -335.7 % -29.8 %

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

Exports of goods and services (current US$)

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Employment by sector, Unemployment

Unemployment (% of total labor force)

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(Eswatini)

Costa Rica Sri Lanka
Position in the ranking of countries 36 (2023) 89 (2023)
Unemployment [%] 7.85 5.00
Percentage of the other 157 % 63.7 %

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)

Employment in industry (% of total employment)

Employment in services (% of total employment)

Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)

Population (total, growth, density, demgraphy)

Total population

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(India)

Costa Rica Sri Lanka
Position in the ranking of countries 120 (2023) 58 (2023)
Population 5,105,525 22,037,000
Percentage of the other 23.2 % 431.6 %

Population growth (annual %)

Density

Gender

Demography