Costa Rica vs Ireland: Social spending as share of GDP
Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2022
Ireland
0.1%
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
41st
Ireland rank
39th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Ireland ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 41st and Ireland ranks 39th of 42 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 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 Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Costa Rica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Costa Rica and Ireland?
- 0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Ireland rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st and Ireland ranks 39th 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.