Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ over time
- Costa Rica
- Nigeria
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 18,833 million USD against 16,841 million USD in Nigeria, a difference of 1,992 million USD.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Nigeria ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Nigeria ranks 76th of 173 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,344 million USD | 17,344 million USD | 13,001 million USD | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 11,298 million USD | 27,510 million USD | 16,212 million USD | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 15,575 million USD | 27,858 million USD | 12,283 million USD | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total expenditure (central government) — value us$, Costa Rica or Nigeria?
- Costa Rica, at 18,833 million USD against 16,841 million USD in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total expenditure (central government) — value us$ between Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 1,992 million USD, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for total expenditure (central government) — value us$?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Nigeria ranks 76th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.