Costa Rica vs Euro area: Other expense
Costa Rica
20.8%
in 2023
Euro area
8.2%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
11th
Euro area rank
8th
Other expense over time
- Costa Rica
- Euro area
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.8% against 8.2% in Euro area, a difference of 12.6%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.5 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 11th and Euro area ranks 8th of 147 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Euro area in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 3.5% | 1.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 5.1% | 0.6% | Euro area |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 5.6% | 6.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 6.7% | 11.9% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other expense, Costa Rica or Euro area?
- Costa Rica, at 20.8% against 8.2% in Euro area as of 2023.
- What is the difference in other expense between Costa Rica and Euro area?
- 12.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Euro area?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Euro area rank globally for other expense?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th and Euro area ranks 8th 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.