Goods and services expense in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Goods and services expense was 20.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goods and services expense in Costa Rica, 1973–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods and services expense in Costa Rica is 20.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 105.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Costa Rica peaked at 22.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1986.
That places Costa Rica 43rd out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Goods and services expense in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 10.8% | — |
| 1974 | 13.1% | +21.4% |
| 1975 | 14.2% | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 13.9% | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 12.0% | -13.7% |
| 1978 | 11.1% | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 11.1% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 9.5% | -14.7% |
| 1981 | 10.0% | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 11.7% | +17.6% |
| 1983 | 9.3% | -21.0% |
| 1984 | 9.3% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 9.5% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 7.1% | -25.6% |
| 1987 | 12.1% | +70.7% |
| 1988 | 15.2% | +25.9% |
| 1989 | 15.5% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 14.6% | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 14.2% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 14.5% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 13.4% | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 11.5% | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 11.9% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 12.5% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 12.5% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 12.6% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | +132.2% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 22.9% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 20.8% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.3% | 10.8% | 14.2% | 7 |
| 1980s | 10.9% | 7.1% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 11.4% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 10.5% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 9.5% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 20.8% | 22.9% | 4 |
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More public sector data for Costa Rica
- Arms imports 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 0 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 0 current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 156.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 0 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 13.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Costa Rica?
- Goods and services expense in Costa Rica was 20.8% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1986.
- How does Costa Rica rank for goods and services expense?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.