Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) was 64.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Costa Rica, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Costa Rica stood at 64.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Costa Rica peaked at 67.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2008.
Costa Rica ranks 19th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.3% | — |
| 2001 | 64.8% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 30.2% | -53.4% |
| 2003 | 58.2% | +92.6% |
| 2004 | 32.9% | -43.4% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 32.6% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 29.8% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 34.9% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 34.6% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 66.9% | +87.2% |
| 2014 | 66.3% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 66.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 67.2% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 60.7% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 64.9% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 64.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 64.6% | -0.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 64.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 60.9%, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 64.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.7%, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +92.6% | 30.2% | 58.2% |
| 2013 | +87.2% | 35.7% | 66.9% |
| 2002 | -53.4% | 64.8% | 30.2% |
| 2004 | -43.4% | 58.2% | 32.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.3% | 29.8% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 34.6% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 64.6% | 66.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More infrastructure data for Costa Rica
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 136.03 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 610,457 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.9 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.119 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 610,457 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.36 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Costa Rica?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Costa Rica was 64.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 67.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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