Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public
Costa Rica
2.9%
in 2023
Ecuador
3.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
102nd
Ecuador rank
99th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 3.1% against 2.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 102nd and Ecuador ranks 99th of 124 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.2% | 2.7% | 1.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 3.1% against 2.9% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Costa Rica ranks 102nd and Ecuador ranks 99th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release