Costa Rica vs Mozambique: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Costa Rica
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 2.9% against 2.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 78th and Mozambique ranks 77th of 174 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 9.3% | 7.0% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 11.0% | 8.0% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 11.5% | 8.9% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0.5% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Costa Rica or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 2.9% against 2.8% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Costa Rica and Mozambique?
- 0.1%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mozambique?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Mozambique rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Costa Rica ranks 78th and Mozambique ranks 77th 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.