Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency was 9.70 million million SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Costa Rica, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Costa Rica stood at 9.70 million million SLC. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Costa Rica peaked at 9.70 million million SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 931,960 million SLC, in 2001.
Costa Rica ranks 25th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 931,960 million SLC | — |
| 2002 | 1.19 million million SLC | +27.5% |
| 2003 | 1.30 million million SLC | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 1.45 million million SLC | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 1.72 million million SLC | +18.5% |
| 2006 | 1.96 million million SLC | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 2.31 million million SLC | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 3.06 million million SLC | +32.8% |
| 2009 | 3.51 million million SLC | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 3.95 million million SLC | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 4.20 million million SLC | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 4.88 million million SLC | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 5.36 million million SLC | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 6.09 million million SLC | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 6.53 million million SLC | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 6.82 million million SLC | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 7.39 million million SLC | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 7.70 million million SLC | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 8.43 million million SLC | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 8.42 million million SLC | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 8.80 million million SLC | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 8.84 million million SLC | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 9.14 million million SLC | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 9.70 million million SLC | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.94 million million SLC | 931,960 million SLC | 3.51 million million SLC | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.13 million million SLC | 3.95 million million SLC | 8.43 million million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.98 million million SLC | 8.42 million million SLC | 9.70 million million SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 22 China, mainland 14.11 million million SLC compare
- 23 Algeria 13.23 million million SLC compare
- 24 Madagascar 12.69 million million SLC compare
- 26 Mexico 7.69 million million SLC compare
- 27 Bangladesh 6.11 million million SLC compare
- 28 Malawi 6.00 million million SLC 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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.267 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,332 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 26.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 24.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 16.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 338,428 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Costa Rica?
- Total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Costa Rica was 9.70 million million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 9.70 million million SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 931,960 million SLC in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency?
- Costa Rica ranks 25th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.