Costa Rica vs Kenya: Goods and services expense
Costa Rica
20.8%
in 2023
Kenya
21.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Kenya rank
40th
Goods and services expense over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 21.3% against 20.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Kenya ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Kenya ranks 40th of 154 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.2% | 20.3% | 8.1% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 20.2% | 1.7% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Costa Rica or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 21.3% against 20.8% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 0.5%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Kenya ranks 40th 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.