Costa Rica vs Estonia: Social spending as share of GDP
Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2022
Estonia
0.1%
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
41st
Estonia rank
42nd
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Estonia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Estonia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Estonia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 41st and Estonia ranks 42nd of 42 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Estonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Costa Rica or Estonia?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Estonia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Costa Rica and Estonia?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Estonia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Estonia rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st and Estonia ranks 42nd of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage. Includes both in-cash and in-kind benefits in other social policy programs.