Costa Rica vs Europe: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Costa Rica
20.4%
in 2023
Europe
10.8%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
15th
Europe rank
19th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Costa Rica
- Europe
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.4% against 10.8% in Europe, a difference of 9.6%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.9 times Europe's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Europe ranks 19th of 196 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 11.4% | 9.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 11.2% | 13.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 10.6% | 17.0% | 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, Costa Rica or Europe?
- Costa Rica, at 20.4% against 10.8% in Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Costa Rica and Europe?
- 9.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Europe?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Europe rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Europe ranks 19th of 196 countries.
- 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.