Belgium vs Costa Rica: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Belgium
64.4%
in 2023
Costa Rica
64.6%
in 2023
Belgium rank
20th
Costa Rica rank
19th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Belgium
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 64.6% against 64.4% in Belgium, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Belgium ranks 20th and Costa Rica ranks 19th of 127 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.1% | 41.3% | 17.8% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 56.6% | 5.1% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 65.1% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Belgium or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 64.6% against 64.4% in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Belgium ranks 20th and Costa Rica ranks 19th of 127 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.