Economic Outlook No 115 — Private final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Economic Outlook No 115 — Private final consumption expenditure was 27.32 trillion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 115 — Private final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica, 1991–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
The most recent figure for economic outlook no 115 — private final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica is 27.32 trillion, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 115 — private final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica peaked at 27.32 trillion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.95 trillion, in 1991.
That places Costa Rica 7th out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 115 — Private final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.95 trillion | — |
| 1992 | 7.63 trillion | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 8.35 trillion | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 8.78 trillion | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 8.98 trillion | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 9.13 trillion | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 9.57 trillion | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 10.00 trillion | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 10.18 trillion | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 10.28 trillion | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 10.52 trillion | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 11.10 trillion | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 11.64 trillion | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 11.94 trillion | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 12.51 trillion | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 13.16 trillion | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 14.17 trillion | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 15.01 trillion | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 15.05 trillion | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 15.94 trillion | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 17.03 trillion | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 18.26 trillion | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 18.61 trillion | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 19.51 trillion | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 20.42 trillion | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 21.19 trillion | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 22.37 trillion | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 22.80 trillion | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 23.19 trillion | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 21.58 trillion | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 23.38 trillion | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 24.18 trillion | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 25.49 trillion | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 26.38 trillion | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 27.32 trillion | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.84 trillion | 6.95 trillion | 10.18 trillion | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.54 trillion | 10.28 trillion | 15.05 trillion | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.93 trillion | 15.94 trillion | 23.19 trillion | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.72 trillion | 21.58 trillion | 27.32 trillion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 4 Chile 133.44 trillion compare
- 4 Netherlands 356.60 billion compare
- 5 India 105.71 trillion compare
- 5 Lithuania 30.05 billion compare
- 6 Slovenia 26.20 billion compare
- 6 OECD 39.35 trillion compare
- 7 Latvia 18.53 billion compare
- 8 Hungary 24.42 trillion compare
- 8 Estonia 13.90 billion compare
- 9 Mexico 18.42 trillion compare
- 10 United States of America 16.09 trillion 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 economic outlook no 115 — private final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica?
- Economic outlook no 115 — private final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica was 27.32 trillion in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 115 — private final consumption expenditure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 27.32 trillion in 2025.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 115 — private final consumption expenditure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.95 trillion in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for economic outlook no 115 — private final consumption expenditure?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 115 — private final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. 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 Economic Outlook No 115 — Private final consumption expenditure, volume. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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May 2024 - The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2024), OECD Economic Outlook No 115 (Edition 2024/1) EO115 Database documentation EO115 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords: Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP