Costa Rica vs Spain: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Costa Rica
64.6%
in 2023
Spain
65.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
17th
Spain rank
16th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 65.1% against 64.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Spain ranks 16th of 114 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.3% | 58.1% | 16.8% | Spain |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 62.9% | 6.3% | Spain |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 65.3% | 0.2% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Spain, at 65.1% against 64.6% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 0.5%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th and Spain ranks 16th of 114 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.