China, Macao Special Administrative Region vs Costa Rica: Proportion of total government spending on essential services

China, Macao Special Administrative Region
12.3%
in 2022
Costa Rica
20.4%
in 2023
China, Macao Special Administrative Region rank
14th
Costa Rica rank
15th

Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time

  • China, Macao Special Administrative Region
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 20.4% against 12.3% in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, a difference of 8.1%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.7 times China, Macao Special Administrative Region's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 14th and Costa Rica ranks 15th of 20 groups.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, Macao Special Administrative Region Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 10.7% 20.4% 9.7% Costa Rica
2010s 14.9% 25.1% 10.2% Costa Rica
2020s 13.7% 27.6% 13.9% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, China, Macao Special Administrative Region or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 20.4% against 12.3% in China, Macao Special Administrative Region as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between China, Macao Special Administrative Region and Costa Rica?
8.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, Macao Special Administrative Region and Costa Rica?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do China, Macao Special Administrative Region and Costa Rica rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 14th and Costa Rica ranks 15th of 20 groups.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
216 places, 3,913 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed