Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Costa Rica
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Costa Rica is 17.9 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 70.
Costa Rica compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Costa Rica is similar to that of Vanuatu, Poland, Tunisia, Ireland, Montenegro, Australia, Dominica, Luxembourg, Kenya, Greece with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 18.1, 18.0, 18.0, 18.0, 17.9, 17.9, 17.5, 17.5, 17.4, 17.2 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75.Last 10 years averageCosta Rica had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 15.6 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Costa Rica during the Great RecessionCosta Rica's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 23.9% during the Great RecessionCosta Rica since the end of the Great RecessionCosta Rica's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 6.89% since the end of the Great Recession
Costa Rica compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Costa Rica is similar to that of Vanuatu, Poland, Tunisia, Ireland, Montenegro, Australia, Dominica, Luxembourg, Kenya, Greece with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 18.1, 18.0, 18.0, 18.0, 17.9, 17.9, 17.5, 17.5, 17.4, 17.2 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75.Last 10 years averageCosta Rica had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 15.6 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Costa Rica during the Great RecessionCosta Rica's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 23.9% during the Great RecessionCosta Rica since the end of the Great RecessionCosta Rica's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 6.89% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 13.4 |
1992 | 12.4 |
1993 | 13.2 |
1994 | 13.8 |
1995 | 13.5 |
1996 | 13.4 |
1997 | 13.1 |
1998 | 13.0 |
1999 | 12.5 |
2000 | 13.3 |
2001 | 14.3 |
2002 | 14.8 |
2003 | 14.5 |
2004 | 14.1 |
2005 | 13.8 |
2006 | 13.5 |
2007 | 13.3 |
2008 | 14.4 |
2009 | 16.8 |
2010 | 17.7 |
2011 | 17.9 |
2012 | 17.7 |
2013 | 17.9 |
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Vanuatu | 65 | 18.1 |
Poland | 66 | 18.0 |
Tunisia | 67 | 18.0 |
Ireland | 68 | 18.0 |
Montenegro | 69 | 17.9 |
Costa Rica | 70 | 17.9 |
Australia | 71 | 17.9 |
Dominica | 72 | 17.5 |
Luxembourg | 73 | 17.5 |
Kenya | 74 | 17.4 |
Greece | 75 | 17.2 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators