Costa Rica — Government consumption
millions of CRC · Annual · 1950–2027 · 78 observations
About this series
Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure.
For Costa Rica, the government consumption reading stood at 7.26T CRC in 2025. Against 7.02T CRC in 2024, the period change was +3.44%. It was above the selected 10-year average of 6.41T CRC. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 14% in 2025.
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- Annual data, 1950–2027
- Quarterly data, 1991–2027
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Latest observations
2012–2027
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2027 | 7.86T CRC |
| 2026 | 7.62T CRC |
| 2025 | 7.26T CRC |
| 2024 | 7.02T CRC |
| 2023 | 6.80T CRC |
11 earlier values, back to 2012
| 2022 | 6.78T CRC |
| 2021 | 6.67T CRC |
| 2020 | 6.46T CRC |
| 2019 | 6.34T CRC |
| 2018 | 5.83T CRC |
| 2017 | 5.62T CRC |
| 2016 | 5.36T CRC |
| 2015 | 5.12T CRC |
| 2014 | 4.76T CRC |
| 2013 | 4.36T CRC |
| 2012 | 3.99T CRC |