Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.4474 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Costa Rica, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Costa Rica is 0.4474, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4803 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3905, in 2005.
Costa Rica ranks 52nd of 79 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.
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.4239 | — |
| 2003 | 0.4803 | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4082 | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3905 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4099 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.394 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4006 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4484 | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 0.442 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4185 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4339 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4401 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.464 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.462 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4499 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4714 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4572 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4575 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4474 | -2.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.4474 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4675, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.4474 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6095, 73% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4195 | 0.3905 | 0.4803 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4497 | 0.4185 | 0.4714 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4474 | 0.4474 | 0.4474 | 1 |
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 use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Costa Rica?
- Use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Costa Rica was 0.4474 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4803 in 2003.
- What is the lowest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3905 in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Costa Rica ranks 52nd out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Use of goods and services, 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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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.