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
010203040197319982023

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

Indicator
Expense (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 5,211 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.