Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate was 1.48 million National currency in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate in Costa Rica, 2012–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.48 million National currency for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 95.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate in Costa Rica peaked at 1.48 million National currency in 2022 and was at its lowest, 758,998 National currency, in 2012.
That places Costa Rica 6th out of 28 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 758,998 National currency | — |
| 2013 | 861,876 National currency | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 960,256 National currency | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 1.06 million National currency | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 1.12 million National currency | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.20 million National currency | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 1.24 million National currency | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.44 million National currency | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 1.29 million National currency | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 1.40 million National currency | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 1.48 million National currency | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.08 million National currency | 758,998 National currency | 1.44 million National currency | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.39 million National currency | 1.29 million National currency | 1.48 million National currency | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 3 Netherlands 75,953 National currency compare
- 3 Chile 11.77 million National currency compare
- 3 Croatia 6,494 National currency compare
- 4 Slovenia 4,405 National currency compare
- 4 Hungary 6.94 million National currency compare
- 5 Lithuania 3,492 National currency compare
- 5 United States of America 1.96 million National currency compare
- 6 Estonia 2,515 National currency compare
- 7 Latvia 2,489 National currency compare
- 7 Sweden 734,143 National currency compare
- 8 Czechia 486,568 National currency compare
- 9 Iceland 426,998 National currency compare
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.267 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,332 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 26.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 24.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 16.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 338,428 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate in Costa Rica?
- Annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate in Costa Rica was 1.48 million National currency in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million National currency in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 758,998 National currency in 2012.
- How does Costa Rica rank for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 28 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate consumption, Other taxes on production, Current taxes on income, wealth, etc., Adjustment for the change in pension entitlements. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This table provides a breakdown of government expenditure according to the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG), which shows how much governments spend in areas such as health, education, environmental protection, defence and servicing public debt. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. Data are also available, for most countries, for the sub-sectors of general government. Specific categories of expenditure (such as health and education) can be selected using the ‘Expenditure’ filter, while details of the type of expenditure such as compensation of employees (payment of wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions) can be selected using the ‘Transaction’ filter. For government final consumption expenditure a breakdown is also provided, in the ‘Transaction’ filter, between individual and collective consumption expenditure. Data is for General Government. For most countries, results are also available for the General Government sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security. These sub-sectors can be selected using the ‘Institutional sector’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE11 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org