Costa Rica — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Costa Rica, the central government expenditure reading was 17.9% of GDP in 2025, compared with 18.7% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −0.77 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 19.8% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2008–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.9 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 18.7 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 18.5 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 18.7 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 20.7 % of GDP |
13 earlier values, back to 2008
| 2020 | 21.7 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 20 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 22.1 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 19.3 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 20.5 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 21.1 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 19.4 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 19.8 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 19.3 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 18.2 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 18.6 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 18.3 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 15.3 % of GDP |