Bhutan vs Costa Rica: Subsidies and other transfers
Subsidies and other transfers over time
- Bhutan
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 15.9% against 14.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 135th and Costa Rica ranks 138th of 152 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 25.5% | 18.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 26.1% | 20.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 20.9% | 13.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 16.1% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies and other transfers, Bhutan or Costa Rica?
- Bhutan, at 15.9% against 14.9% in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in subsidies and other transfers between Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 1.0%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and Costa Rica rank globally for subsidies and other transfers?
- Bhutan ranks 135th and Costa Rica ranks 138th of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.