Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth was 3.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Costa Rica, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Costa Rica is 3.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Costa Rica peaked at 15.4% in 1965 and was at its lowest, -12.0%, in 1982.
Costa Rica ranks 57th of 172 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.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.3% | — |
| 1962 | -2.8% | -120.9% |
| 1963 | 3.8% | -234.8% |
| 1964 | 1.6% | -57.1% |
| 1965 | 15.4% | +854.6% |
| 1966 | -3.0% | -119.5% |
| 1967 | 2.1% | -169.8% |
| 1968 | 3.0% | +45.2% |
| 1969 | 1.5% | -49.4% |
| 1970 | 6.9% | +345.2% |
| 1971 | -1.5% | -122.2% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | -227.4% |
| 1973 | 1.5% | -21.8% |
| 1974 | 2.4% | +61.2% |
| 1975 | -0.4% | -117.2% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | -456.5% |
| 1977 | 10.7% | +613.7% |
| 1978 | 5.5% | -48.4% |
| 1979 | -0.3% | -106.0% |
| 1980 | -4.4% | +1236.3% |
| 1981 | -11.0% | +147.0% |
| 1982 | -12.0% | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | -122.7% |
| 1984 | 4.3% | +58.4% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | -66.0% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | +65.2% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -58.0% |
| 1988 | -0.4% | -143.5% |
| 1989 | 2.5% | -664.0% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | -38.5% |
| 1991 | -3.4% | -322.6% |
| 1992 | 6.9% | -300.5% |
| 1993 | 6.8% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | -61.5% |
| 1995 | -0.2% | -108.2% |
| 1996 | -0.6% | +189.6% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | -494.4% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -10.4% |
| 1999 | -0.4% | -119.9% |
| 2000 | -1.1% | +143.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -149.8% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +613.2% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -14.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -67.7% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +213.1% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +68.4% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -27.3% |
| 2009 | -1.1% | -123.4% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -533.2% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -87.0% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +375.0% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -24.1% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +68.4% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -63.4% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -11.4% |
| 2020 | -7.0% | -573.3% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | -221.1% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -61.8% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -12.6% |
| 2025 | 3.4% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9% | -3.0% | 15.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.8% | -1.5% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.3% | -12.0% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | -3.4% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | -1.1% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 0.8% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | -7.0% | 8.5% | 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)
- 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Costa Rica?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Costa Rica was 3.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 1965.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.0% in 1982.
- How does Costa Rica rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth?
- Costa Rica ranks 57th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth (annual %). 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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.