Spending on government outsourcing as share of GDP in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Spending on government outsourcing as share of GDP was 3.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending on government outsourcing as share of GDP in Costa Rica, 2009–2024
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending on government outsourcing as share of gdp in Costa Rica is 3.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending on government outsourcing as share of gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 4.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2009.
That places Costa Rica 41st out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Spending on government outsourcing as share of GDP in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3.6% | — |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 38 United States 6.7% compare
- 39 Switzerland 6.2% compare
- 40 Ireland 5.5% compare
- 42 Indonesia 3.8% compare
- 43 Mexico 3.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
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- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 8.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1693 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 3,381 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 8.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 112.02 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 2.24 million constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 6.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending on government outsourcing as share of gdp in Costa Rica?
- Spending on government outsourcing as share of gdp in Costa Rica was 3.9% in 2024, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending on government outsourcing as share of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest spending on government outsourcing as share of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2009.
- How does Costa Rica rank for spending on government outsourcing as share of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending on government outsourcing as share of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending on government outsourcing as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This data is divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.