Bhutan vs Costa Rica: Other expense
Bhutan
22.9%
in 2020
Costa Rica
20.8%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
8th
Costa Rica rank
11th
Other expense over time
- Bhutan
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 22.9% against 20.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bhutan ranks 8th and Costa Rica ranks 11th of 147 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.1% | 0.7% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 4.5% | 4.5% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 11.8% | 5.0% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 16.5% | 6.4% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other expense, Bhutan or Costa Rica?
- Bhutan, at 22.9% against 20.8% in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in other expense between Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 2.1%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and Costa Rica rank globally for other expense?
- Bhutan ranks 8th and Costa Rica ranks 11th of 147 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Other 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
Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.