Costa Rica vs Palestine: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita

Costa Rica
20.1%
in 2023
Palestine
20.2%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
89th
Palestine rank
86th

Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Palestine
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How they compare

Palestine currently reports 20.2% against 20.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Palestine ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 89th and Palestine ranks 86th of 184 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Palestine Difference Ahead
1970s 18.1% 23.0% 4.8% Palestine
1980s 18.1% 16.6% 1.5% Costa Rica
1990s 14.2% 14.7% 0.4% Palestine
2000s 14.7% 23.2% 8.5% Palestine
2010s 19.0% 26.1% 7.1% Palestine
2020s 20.8% 22.3% 1.5% Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Palestine?
Palestine, at 20.2% against 20.1% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Palestine?
0.1%, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palestine?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Palestine rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 89th and Palestine ranks 86th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.