Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of was 5.21 million National currency in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
5.21 million National currency
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
6th
of 29 countries
All-time high
5.21 million National currency
in 2022
All-time low
3.32 million National currency
in 2012
Years of data
11
2012–2022

Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of in Costa Rica, 2012–2022

02.0M4.0M6.0M2012201720222012: 3.3M National currency2013: 3.6M National currency2014: 3.9M National currency2015: 4.2M National currency2016: 4.4M National currency2017: 4.6M National currency2018: 4.7M National currency2019: 5.0M National currency2020: 5.1M National currency2021: 5.2M National currency2022: 5.2M National currency

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 5.21 million National currency for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in Costa Rica peaked at 5.21 million National currency in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.32 million National currency, in 2012.

Costa Rica ranks 6th of 29 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of employees in Costa Rica, 2012 to 2022.
Year National currency Change
2012 3.32 million National currency
2013 3.63 million National currency +9.3%
2014 3.92 million National currency +7.9%
2015 4.20 million National currency +7.1%
2016 4.39 million National currency +4.5%
2017 4.61 million National currency +5.1%
2018 4.72 million National currency +2.3%
2019 5.04 million National currency +6.8%
2020 5.09 million National currency +1.1%
2021 5.16 million National currency +1.3%
2022 5.21 million National currency +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 4.23 million National currency 3.32 million National currency 5.04 million National currency 8
2020s 5.15 million National currency 5.09 million National currency 5.21 million National currency 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

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  5. 4 Russia 10.17 million National currency compare
  6. 5 Lithuania 9,149 National currency compare
  7. 5 Hungary 8.40 million National currency compare
  8. 6 Slovenia 7,644 National currency compare
  9. 7 Latvia 5,333 National currency compare
  10. 7 United States 2.47 million National currency compare
  11. 8 Sweden 813,478 National currency compare
  12. 8 Estonia 4,872 National currency compare
  13. 9 Czechia 775,674 National currency compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in Costa Rica?
Annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in Costa Rica was 5.21 million National currency in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 5.21 million National currency in 2022.
What is the lowest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 3.32 million National currency in 2012.
How does Costa Rica rank for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of?
Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 29 countries with data for 2022.
Is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of employees
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
40 places, 1,137 data points, 1970–2025
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