General government final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: General government final consumption expenditure was 2.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 2.8% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 222.6% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica peaked at 19.3% in 1963 and was at its lowest, -5.6%, in 1981.
That places Costa Rica 78th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.6% | — |
| 1962 | 8.6% | -51.0% |
| 1963 | 19.3% | +124.2% |
| 1964 | -3.8% | -119.4% |
| 1965 | 14.5% | -486.5% |
| 1966 | 4.6% | -68.6% |
| 1967 | 1.9% | -57.5% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 5.9% | +223.1% |
| 1970 | 11.8% | +99.2% |
| 1971 | 12.0% | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 7.0% | -41.4% |
| 1973 | 6.1% | -13.9% |
| 1974 | 8.4% | +39.4% |
| 1975 | 5.7% | -32.9% |
| 1976 | 7.8% | +37.8% |
| 1977 | 8.8% | +12.2% |
| 1978 | 3.7% | -58.1% |
| 1979 | 7.7% | +110.4% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | -81.1% |
| 1981 | -5.6% | -485.6% |
| 1982 | -2.5% | -54.6% |
| 1983 | -2.9% | +15.3% |
| 1984 | 3.9% | -232.3% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | -72.8% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | +127.2% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | +36.3% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | -42.8% |
| 1991 | -0.9% | -145.2% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | -460.7% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | +66.7% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | -62.2% |
| 1995 | -0.4% | -119.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -309.3% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | +388.9% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | -52.4% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +17.5% |
| 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% | +200.0% |
| 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 | 1.3% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | -0.5% | -141.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -265.9% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | +222.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.8% | -3.8% | 19.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.9% | 3.7% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | -5.6% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | -0.9% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.1% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 0.6% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | -0.5% | 2.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 75 Macau, China 3.0% compare
- 76 Republic of Korea 3.0% compare
- 77 Mozambique 2.9% compare
- 79 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.8% compare
- 80 Estonia 2.6% compare
- 81 Algeria 2.5% 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 general government final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica was 2.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 1963.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.6% in 1981.
- How does Costa Rica rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Costa Rica ranks 78th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). 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. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.