Costa Rica vs Ireland: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on over time
- Costa Rica
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.5951 against 0.5515 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0436.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 27th and Ireland ranks 26th of 79 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6431 | 0.9027 | 0.2595 | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.5526 | 0.8758 | 0.3231 | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.5515 | 0.5951 | 0.0436 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on, Costa Rica or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.5951 against 0.5515 in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on between Costa Rica and Ireland?
- 0.0436, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Ireland rank globally for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Costa Rica ranks 27th and Ireland ranks 26th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.