Costa Rica vs Uruguay: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$)
Costa Rica
5.83 % change on previous year
in 2025
Uruguay
4.99 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
125th
Uruguay rank
128th
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5.83 % change on previous year against 4.99 % change on previous year in Uruguay, a difference of 0.84 % change on previous year.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 125th and Uruguay ranks 128th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.27 % change on previous year | 15.57 % change on previous year | 7.31 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 21.3 % change on previous year | 14.76 % change on previous year | 6.54 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 5.3 % change on previous year | 5.32 % change on previous year | 0.024 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 8.08 % change on previous year | 11.06 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 9.99 % change on previous year | 6.02 % change on previous year | 3.97 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 8.64 % change on previous year | 10.22 % change on previous year | 1.58 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 5.21 % change on previous year | 6.1 % change on previous year | 0.8868 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 5.83 % change on previous year against 4.99 % change on previous year in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$) between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.84 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$)?
- Costa Rica ranks 125th and Uruguay ranks 128th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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.