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Costa Rica - Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP) 6.92

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

Latest value

6.92 (2024)

Global rank

#n/a of 77 economies

Share of global total

1.3%

Growth since 2019

1.43×

Ranking Race — Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55201720222025#58#352022 overtook Türkiye2024 overtook Hungary
Costa RicaMauritiusNew ZealandTürkiye

Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Costa Rica climbed from #58 to #35 (overtook Türkiye). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Costa Rica

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2022
Overtook Türkiye in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Hungary in global rank auto
2024
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto

Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), 2019-2024

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
201920244.855.977.088.2
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