Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 20.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
20.4%
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
15th
of 170 countries
All-time high
32.6%
in 2019
All-time low
18.8%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2023
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Costa Rica, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Costa Rica stood at 20.4%.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Costa Rica peaked at 32.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 15th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.8% | — |
| 2001 | 19.2% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 19.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | +28.7% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | +24.9% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | -30.8% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 18.8% | 23.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 22.8% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 20.4% | 31.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 12 Dominican Republic 20.9% compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 20.5% compare
- 13 Türkiye 11.3% compare
- 14 Mozambique 20.4% compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 4.3% compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 20.3% compare
- 17 Kiribati 20.1% compare
- 18 Kyrgyzstan 19.6% compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.044 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 234,589 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0457 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Costa Rica?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Costa Rica was 20.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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