Burkina Faso vs Costa Rica: Final consumption expenditure
Final consumption expenditure over time
- Burkina Faso
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 78.0% against 77.8% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 105th and Costa Rica ranks 104th of 188 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.7% | 86.8% | 6.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 91.1% | 84.7% | 6.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 97.6% | 76.7% | 20.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 91.5% | 84.0% | 7.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 82.0% | 15.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 82.3% | 2.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 79.5% | 2.6% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure, Burkina Faso or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 78.0% against 77.8% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure between Burkina Faso and Costa Rica?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Costa Rica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Costa Rica rank globally for final consumption expenditure?
- Burkina Faso ranks 105th and Costa Rica ranks 104th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. 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.