Chad vs Costa Rica: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Chad
18.8%
in 2024
Costa Rica
18.9%
in 2024
Chad rank
132nd
Costa Rica rank
131st
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Chad
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 18.9% against 18.8% in Chad, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Chad ranks 132nd and Costa Rica ranks 131st of 151 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 15.2% | 3.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 16.5% | 3.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 18.7% | 4.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 19.9% | 4.8% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita, Chad or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 18.9% against 18.8% in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Chad and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Costa Rica?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Costa Rica rank globally for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Chad ranks 132nd and Costa Rica ranks 131st of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.