Belize vs Costa Rica: Goods and services expense
Belize
21.2%
in 2017
Costa Rica
20.8%
in 2023
Belize rank
41st
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Goods and services expense over time
- Belize
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Belize currently reports 21.2% against 20.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Belize has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 41st and Costa Rica ranks 43rd of 154 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.8% | 12.9% | 10.9% | Belize |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 11.6% | 8.3% | Belize |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 10.2% | 13.0% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Belize or Costa Rica?
- Belize, at 21.2% against 20.8% in Costa Rica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Belize and Costa Rica?
- 0.4%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Costa Rica?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Belize and Costa Rica rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Belize ranks 41st and Costa Rica ranks 43rd of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (% of expense). 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 own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.