Costa Rica — Central government expenditure

millions of LCU · Annual · 1936–2025 · 90 observations

About this series

Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period.

Costa Rica's central government expenditure reading was 9.23T LCU in 2025. The period change from 9.14T LCU in 2024 was +0.98%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 17.9% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2008–2025

PeriodValue
20259.23T LCU
20249.14T LCU
20238.70T LCU
20228.40T LCU
20218.34T LCU
13 earlier values, back to 2008
20207.91T LCU
20197.56T LCU
20187.97T LCU
20176.64T LCU
20166.56T LCU
20156.35T LCU
20145.43T LCU
20135.04T LCU
20124.58T LCU
20113.94T LCU
20103.69T LCU
20093.23T LCU
20082.49T LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.