Belarus vs Costa Rica: Expense
Belarus
28.5%
in 2023
Costa Rica
28.6%
in 2023
Belarus rank
65th
Costa Rica rank
64th
Expense over time
- Belarus
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 28.6% against 28.5% in Belarus, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 65th and Costa Rica ranks 64th of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.3% | 21.1% | 8.2% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 22.7% | 7.0% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 26.9% | 1.3% | Belarus |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 29.7% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Belarus or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 28.6% against 28.5% in Belarus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Belarus and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Costa Rica?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and Costa Rica rank globally for expense?
- Belarus ranks 65th and Costa Rica ranks 64th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.