Final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Final consumption expenditure was 78.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 78.0% for final consumption expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica peaked at 91.1% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 72.4%, in 1982.
Costa Rica ranks 104th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 87.4% | — |
| 1961 | 85.3% | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 83.9% | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 86.2% | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 88.2% | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 91.1% | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 86.9% | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 86.7% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 85.3% | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 86.2% | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 86.0% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 84.4% | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 82.1% | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 88.2% | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 86.8% | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 82.3% | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 81.2% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 84.4% | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 85.0% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 83.8% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 75.9% | -9.4% |
| 1982 | 72.4% | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 76.6% | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 76.9% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 75.9% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 73.9% | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 77.0% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 77.3% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 77.3% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 79.6% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 86.2% | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 85.1% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 86.2% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 85.5% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 84.0% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 86.3% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 84.3% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 81.5% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 81.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 79.7% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 82.1% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 81.9% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 83.3% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 82.1% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 84.2% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 83.6% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 83.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 83.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 83.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 80.8% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 81.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 81.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 80.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 79.5% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 79.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 78.6% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 78.0% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.8% | 83.9% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 84.7% | 81.2% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.7% | 72.4% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.0% | 79.6% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.0% | 79.7% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 80.8% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 78.0% | 80.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 101 Portugal 78.0% compare
- 102 Bangladesh 78.0% compare
- 103 New Zealand 78.0% compare
- 105 Burkina Faso 77.8% compare
- 106 Canada 77.7% compare
- 107 Angola 77.5% 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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1312 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,620 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3264 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 6,519 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 164.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica?
- Final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica was 78.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 1965.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.4% in 1982.
- How does Costa Rica rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Costa Rica ranks 104th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.