Costa Rica — Government consumption
millions of LCU · Annual · 1950–2026 · 77 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 7.42T LCU in 2025. Against 7.19T LCU in 2024, the period change was +3.1%. It was above the selected 10-year average of 6.48T LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 14.4% in 2025.
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Latest observations
2011–2026
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 7.70T LCU |
| 2025 | 7.42T LCU |
| 2024 | 7.19T LCU |
| 2023 | 7.00T LCU |
| 2022 | 6.90T LCU |
11 earlier values, back to 2011
| 2021 | 6.67T LCU |
| 2020 | 6.46T LCU |
| 2019 | 6.34T LCU |
| 2018 | 5.83T LCU |
| 2017 | 5.62T LCU |
| 2016 | 5.36T LCU |
| 2015 | 5.12T LCU |
| 2014 | 4.76T LCU |
| 2013 | 4.36T LCU |
| 2012 | 3.99T LCU |
| 2011 | 3.67T LCU |