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Costa Rica - Government Expenditure (% of GDP) 28.57

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 161 economies tracked

Latest value

28.57 (2023)

Global rank

#n/a of 161 economies

Share of global total

1.2%

Growth since 1973

1.84×

Ranking Race — Government Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#22#43#64#85#106#1271972198219922002201220222024#26#382021 overtook Mongolia2023 overtook South Africa
Costa RicaBotswanaTanzania

Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Costa Rica climbed from #26 to #38 (overtook Mongolia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Costa Rica

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1991
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Mongolia in global rank auto
2023
Overtook South Africa in global rank auto
2023
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto

Government Expenditure (% of GDP), 1973-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19731983199320032013202315.0620.626.1431.68

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