Annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure was 0.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica stood at 0.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 617.4% on the previous year and down 76.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica peaked at 6.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 124th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +98.0% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -51.0% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -43.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +191.1% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -22.2% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +110.6% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -30.4% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -75.4% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +200.1% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -71.4% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +949.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -85.7% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +101.2% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +40.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -96.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +617.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.7%, 39% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.6%, 44% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +949.4% | 0.6% | 5.9% |
| 2024 | +617.4% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.1% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 0.6% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 2.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 121 Timor-Leste 0.9% compare
- 121 Timor-Leste 0.9% compare
- 123 Estonia 0.9% compare
- 125 Colombia 0.7% compare
- 126 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.7% compare
- 127 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.6% 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 466.29 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica?
- Annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica was 0.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure?
- Costa Rica ranks 124th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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