Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.9377 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9377
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
18th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.9872
in 2002
All-time low
0.4325
in 2005
Years of data
19
2002–2020

Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Costa Rica, 2002–2020

00.20.40.60.812002201120202002: 0.9872003: 0.9252004: 0.8192005: 0.4332006: 0.7982007: 0.782008: 0.872009: 0.892010: 0.8442011: 0.8542012: 0.8962013: 0.9232014: 0.9062015: 0.9242016: 0.9022017: 0.8582018: 0.9212019: 0.9472020: 0.938

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.9377 for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9872 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4325, in 2005.

Costa Rica ranks 18th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Costa Rica, 2002 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2002 0.9872
2003 0.9254 -6.3%
2004 0.8195 -11.4%
2005 0.4325 -47.2%
2006 0.7975 +84.4%
2007 0.7799 -2.2%
2008 0.8703 +11.6%
2009 0.8905 +2.3%
2010 0.8436 -5.3%
2011 0.8543 +1.3%
2012 0.896 +4.9%
2013 0.9226 +3.0%
2014 0.9059 -1.8%
2015 0.924 +2.0%
2016 0.9021 -2.4%
2017 0.8582 -4.9%
2018 0.9208 +7.3%
2019 0.9469 +2.8%
2020 0.9377 -1.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.9377 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6358, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.9377 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9357, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2006 +84.4% 0.4325 0.7975
2005 -47.2% 0.8195 0.4325

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8129 0.4325 0.9872 8
2010s 0.8975 0.8436 0.9469 10
2020s 0.9377 0.9377 0.9377 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 15 Myanmar 0.9465 compare
  2. 16 Cyprus 0.9413 compare
  3. 17 Hungary 0.9391 compare
  4. 19 El Salvador 0.9338 compare
  5. 20 Thailand 0.9321 compare
  6. 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9307 compare

See the full ranking of 64 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Costa Rica?
Other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Costa Rica was 0.9377 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.9872 in 2002.
What is the lowest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4325 in 2005.
How does Costa Rica rank for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Costa Rica ranks 18th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
Is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
64 places, 1,068 data points, 1990–2020
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