NAAG Chapter 6: General Government — Other expenditure by general in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: NAAG Chapter 6: General Government — Other expenditure by general was 16.48 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.48 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
down 12.8%
World rank
2nd
of 30 countries
All-time high
18.9 Percentage of GDP
in 2023
All-time low
5.74 Percentage of GDP
in 2012
Years of data
25
2000–2024
NAAG Chapter 6: General Government — Other expenditure by general in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 16.48 Percentage of GDP for naag chapter 6: general government — other expenditure by general in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.8% on the previous year and up 170.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naag chapter 6: general government — other expenditure by general in Costa Rica peaked at 18.9 Percentage of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.74 Percentage of GDP, in 2012.
That places Costa Rica 2nd out of 30 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
NAAG Chapter 6: General Government — Other expenditure by general in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.61 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 15.55 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 15.68 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 14.68 Percentage of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 14.66 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 15.16 Percentage of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 13.65 Percentage of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 13.57 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 16.53 Percentage of GDP | +21.8% |
| 2009 | 13.21 Percentage of GDP | -20.1% |
| 2010 | 16.87 Percentage of GDP | +27.7% |
| 2011 | 16.34 Percentage of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 5.74 Percentage of GDP | -64.9% |
| 2013 | 6.14 Percentage of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 6.11 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 6.25 Percentage of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 6.26 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 6.67 Percentage of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 6.99 Percentage of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 7.2 Percentage of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 8.46 Percentage of GDP | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 7.49 Percentage of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 7.21 Percentage of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 18.9 Percentage of GDP | +162.3% |
| 2024 | 16.48 Percentage of GDP | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.83 Percentage of GDP | 13.21 Percentage of GDP | 16.53 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.46 Percentage of GDP | 5.74 Percentage of GDP | 16.87 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.71 Percentage of GDP | 7.21 Percentage of GDP | 18.9 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 naag chapter 6: general government — other expenditure by general in Costa Rica?
- Naag chapter 6: general government — other expenditure by general in Costa Rica was 16.48 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest naag chapter 6: general government — other expenditure by general recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9 Percentage of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest naag chapter 6: general government — other expenditure by general recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.74 Percentage of GDP in 2012.
- How does Costa Rica rank for naag chapter 6: general government — other expenditure by general?
- Costa Rica ranks 2nd out of 30 countries with data for 2024.
- Is naag chapter 6: general government — other expenditure by general rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 170.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of NAAG Chapter 6: General Government — Other expenditure by general government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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