Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 64.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica stood at 64.0%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica peaked at 78.5% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 57.8%, in 1982.
Costa Rica ranks 94th of 190 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.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 77.0% | — |
| 1961 | 73.7% | -4.3% |
| 1962 | 72.4% | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 74.1% | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 75.5% | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 78.5% | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 74.4% | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 74.3% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 74.3% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 72.8% | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 73.6% | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 72.1% | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 70.0% | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 68.1% | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 73.9% | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 71.6% | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 66.3% | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 65.2% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 67.6% | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 66.9% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 65.5% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 60.1% | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 57.8% | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 61.5% | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 61.2% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 60.1% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 58.6% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 62.0% | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 61.7% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 60.3% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 61.4% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 73.0% | +18.9% |
| 1992 | 73.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 73.5% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 72.2% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 71.0% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 73.2% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 71.7% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 68.7% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 68.1% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 66.2% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 65.4% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 67.4% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 68.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 67.9% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 69.8% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 68.9% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 69.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 70.6% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 66.3% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 66.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 66.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 64.9% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 64.1% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 64.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 63.2% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 64.3% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 64.7% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 65.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 64.5% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 64.0% | -0.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 64.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.9%, 1.2× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 64.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.4%, 94% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.7% | 72.4% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.5% | 65.2% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.9% | 57.8% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.6% | 61.4% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 65.4% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 64.1% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 63.2% | 65.1% | 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 in Costa Rica?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Costa Rica was 64.0% 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 78.5% in 1965.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.8% in 1982.
- How does Costa Rica rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Costa Rica ranks 94th out of 190 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 1.5%. 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 Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). 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 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.