Costa Rica vs Peru: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.8% against 19.6% in Peru, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Peru ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Peru ranks 46th of 154 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.8% | 25.5% | 12.7% | Peru |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 18.7% | 5.7% | Peru |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 20.8% | 9.2% | Peru |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 20.8% | 9.3% | Peru |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 18.1% | 4.4% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Costa Rica or Peru?
- Costa Rica, at 20.8% against 19.6% in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 1.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Peru ranks 46th 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.