Costa Rica vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Costa Rica
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.8% against 5.6% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 15.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 3.7 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 40th of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.9% | 16.1% | 3.2% | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 13.0% | 1.4% | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 9.7% | 1.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 5.7% | 16.5% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Costa Rica or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Costa Rica, at 20.8% against 5.6% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Costa Rica and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 15.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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.