Costa Rica vs Estonia: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Costa Rica
- Estonia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.8% against 2.6% in Estonia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Estonia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 78th and Estonia ranks 80th of 174 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Estonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 3.3% | 1.6% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.9% | 0.7% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Costa Rica or Estonia?
- Costa Rica, at 2.8% against 2.6% in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Costa Rica and Estonia?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Estonia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Estonia rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Costa Rica ranks 78th and Estonia ranks 80th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). 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. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.