Costa Rica vs Mongolia: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Costa Rica
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 3.12 trillion current LCU against 1.66 trillion current LCU in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.46 trillion current LCU.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.9 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 24th and Mongolia ranks 21st of 155 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.02 billion current LCU | 26.68 billion current LCU | 36.34 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 271.17 billion current LCU | 231.31 billion current LCU | 39.86 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 939.94 billion current LCU | 777.99 billion current LCU | 161.95 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.54 trillion current LCU | 2.22 trillion current LCU | 322.72 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Costa Rica or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 3.12 trillion current LCU against 1.66 trillion current LCU in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Costa Rica and Mongolia?
- 1.46 trillion current LCU, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mongolia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Mongolia rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th and Mongolia ranks 21st of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.