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Costa Rica - Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP) 1.58

IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked

Latest value

1.58 (2024)

Global rank

#n/a of 77 economies

Share of global total

0.8%

Growth since 2019

0.7×

Ranking Race — Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#12#23#34#45#56#67201720222025#64#442023 overtook Somalia, Federal Republic of2024 overtook Dominican Republic
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Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Costa Rica climbed from #64 to #44 (overtook Somalia, Federal Republic of). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Costa Rica ↓

Key Events — Costa Rica

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2023
Overtook Somalia, Federal Republic of in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Dominican Republic in global rank auto
2024
Climbed 22 places in global rank auto

Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), 2019-2024

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
201920241.571.82.032.26
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