Subsidies and other transfers in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Subsidies and other transfers was 14.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Costa Rica, 1987–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 14.9% for subsidies and other transfers in 2023.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Costa Rica peaked at 32.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1989.
Costa Rica ranks 138th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.6% | — |
| 1988 | 0.6% | -10.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -53.4% |
| 1990 | 20.8% | +7597.7% |
| 1991 | 20.2% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 20.7% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 26.8% | +29.3% |
| 1994 | 32.4% | +21.0% |
| 1995 | 25.9% | -20.2% |
| 1996 | 24.5% | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 27.9% | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 28.6% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 27.6% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 28.5% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 26.6% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -62.2% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | +90.6% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 3 |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 20.2% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 22.5% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 8.5% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 14.9% | 16.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 135 Bhutan 15.9% compare
- 136 Equatorial Guinea 15.3% compare
- 137 Seychelles 15.1% compare
- 139 Belize 14.8% compare
- 140 Timor-Leste 14.1% compare
- 141 Denmark 13.3% compare
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 subsidies and other transfers in Costa Rica?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Costa Rica was 14.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1989.
- How does Costa Rica rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Costa Rica ranks 138th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. 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 Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.