Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public
Costa Rica
97.1%
in 2023
Ecuador
96.9%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
26th
Ecuador rank
29th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 97.1% against 96.9% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Ecuador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Ecuador ranks 29th of 125 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.8% | 97.3% | 1.5% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 97.3% | 0.4% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 97.1% against 96.9% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica 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 current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th and Ecuador ranks 29th of 125 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Current 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