Brazil vs Costa Rica: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 64.0% against 63.4% in Brazil, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 97th and Costa Rica ranks 94th of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.3% | 74.7% | 8.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 68.1% | 69.5% | 1.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 68.8% | 60.9% | 7.9% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 62.5% | 70.6% | 8.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 61.5% | 68.0% | 6.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 65.6% | 2.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 64.3% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher households and npishs final consumption expenditure, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 64.0% against 63.4% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in households and npishs final consumption expenditure between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Brazil ranks 97th and Costa Rica ranks 94th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.