Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$)
Costa Rica
5.83 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
5.98 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
125th
Sri Lanka rank
124th
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5.98 % change on previous year against 5.83 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.15 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 125th and Sri Lanka ranks 124th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.27 % change on previous year | 3.58 % change on previous year | 4.69 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 21.3 % change on previous year | 3.41 % change on previous year | 17.89 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 5.3 % change on previous year | 9.45 % change on previous year | 4.15 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 8.08 % change on previous year | 7.37 % change on previous year | 0.706 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 9.99 % change on previous year | 18.65 % change on previous year | 8.66 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3.06 % change on previous year | 1.46 % change on previous year | 1.61 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 5.21 % change on previous year | 0.5264 % change on previous year | 4.68 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 5.98 % change on previous year against 5.83 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$) between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 0.15 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$)?
- Costa Rica ranks 125th and Sri Lanka ranks 124th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in General government final consumption expenditure (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.