Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure was 3.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica is 3.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica peaked at 19.3% in 1965 and was at its lowest, -9.6%, in 1982.
That places Costa Rica 71st out of 177 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.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.6% | — |
| 1962 | 0.9% | -95.2% |
| 1963 | 7.5% | +786.9% |
| 1964 | 5.2% | -31.0% |
| 1965 | 19.3% | +271.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | -99.1% |
| 1967 | 5.3% | +2969.2% |
| 1968 | 6.1% | +15.2% |
| 1969 | 4.4% | -27.4% |
| 1970 | 9.8% | +121.6% |
| 1971 | 1.1% | -88.4% |
| 1972 | 4.6% | +306.1% |
| 1973 | 4.1% | -10.4% |
| 1974 | 5.1% | +22.9% |
| 1975 | 2.2% | -57.3% |
| 1976 | 4.2% | +91.9% |
| 1977 | 13.6% | +227.2% |
| 1978 | 8.4% | -38.7% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | -71.3% |
| 1980 | -1.8% | -175.8% |
| 1981 | -8.5% | +370.2% |
| 1982 | -9.6% | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 5.6% | -158.3% |
| 1984 | 7.2% | +29.5% |
| 1985 | 4.3% | -40.6% |
| 1986 | 5.3% | +22.1% |
| 1987 | 3.7% | -29.0% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | -42.4% |
| 1989 | 5.1% | +138.5% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | -19.2% |
| 1991 | -1.0% | -123.0% |
| 1992 | 9.6% | -1112.8% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | -45.6% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -57.2% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -21.8% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | +177.4% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -63.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -47.3% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +171.1% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +135.2% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -47.5% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +88.5% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +48.7% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -22.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -95.4% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +2058.8% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -73.7% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +152.8% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +48.0% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -53.3% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | -6.4% | -372.2% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -242.2% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -59.2% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +14.4% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -11.0% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.4% | 0.2% | 19.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 1.1% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | -9.6% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | -1.0% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 0.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 1.9% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | -6.4% | 9.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 322.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.43 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4868 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 9,721 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7801 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica was 3.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 1965.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.6% in 1982.
- How does Costa Rica rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.