Costa Rica vs Ethiopia: Goods and services expense
Costa Rica
20.8%
in 2023
Ethiopia
20.9%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Ethiopia rank
42nd
Goods and services expense over time
- Costa Rica
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 20.9% against 20.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Ethiopia ranks 42nd of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.9% | 34.1% | 21.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 24.1% | 12.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 18.8% | 7.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 20.4% | 1.5% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Costa Rica or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 20.9% against 20.8% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Costa Rica and Ethiopia?
- 0.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ethiopia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ethiopia rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Ethiopia ranks 42nd 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.