Costa Rica vs Thailand: Economic Indicators Comparison
Thailand with a GDP of $505B ranked the 26th largest economy in the world, while Costa Rica ranked 77th with $60.1B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, Thailand and Costa Rica ranked 86th vs 70th and 89th vs 65th, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Costa Rica |  Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $60.1B | $505B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 2.7% | 4.1% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 3.5% | 3.1% |
| Population | 4.9M | 65.9M |
| GDP per capita | $12k | $7.3k |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.62% | 3.8% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 392.7 | 12.34 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.68 | 0.38 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $18k | $19k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $57.6B | $458.7B |
| GNI per capita | $12k | $6.6k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $83.5B | $1.3T |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $17k | $18k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Costa Rica | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 25% | 35% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 30% | 20% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 2.3% | 1.1% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 2.4% | 1.4% |
| Unemployment | 8.1% | 0.7% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 65.8 | 69.4 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 8.28 | 7.42 |
| Human Freedom Index | 7.81 | 7.11 |
| Property Rights Index | 66.7 | 59.5 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 54.4 | 48 |
| Business Freedom Index | 66.5 | 83 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 39.7 | 96.4 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 55 | 63.7 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 70 | 55 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 50 | 60 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 81.4 | 83 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 81.2 | 74 |
| Government Spending Index | 88.4 | 85.9 |
| Tax Burden Index | 78.9 | 80.7 |
| Government Integrity Index | 57.2 | 43.4 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 56 | 36 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 79.9 | 76.7 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 7.9 | 14.4 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 16.7 | 32.7 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 12.3 | 3.2 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 3M | 38.2M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Costa Rica | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 53.5% | 42.1% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 49% | 35.1% |
| External debt stocks | $27.8B | $169.2B |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 44.9% | 29.3% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 18.3% | 5.4% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 15.9% | 14% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 14.7% | 32.2% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 19% | 25% |
| Total reserves including gold | $7.5B | $205.6B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $2.8B | $13.4B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Costa Rica | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 33.7% | 66.8% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 33.2% | 56.5% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$1.9B | $32.4B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 25.2% | 19.5% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $26.1M | $90.4M |
| Personal remittances received | $533.5M | $7.5B |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 19.5% | 35% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 4.6% | 8.1% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $565.2M | $5.3B |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $5.9M | $163M |
| Expense, % of GDP | 30% | 18.5% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 19.7% | 21.7% |
