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Country or Region: Costa Rica › Change country
Economic Indicator: General government total expenditure (% of GDP) › See all Costa Rica indicators, › See General government total expenditure (% of GDP) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Costa Rican C
Currency Symbol: CRC

Total expenditure consists of total expense and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. Note: Apart from being on an accrual basis, total expenditure differs from the GFSM 1986 definition of total expenditure in the sense that it also takes the disposals of nonfinancial assets into account. See notes for: General government total expenditure (National currency).

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Costa Rica in year 2010 is 27.847 %

This makes Costa Rica No. 118 in world rankings according to General government total expenditure (% of GDP) in year 2010. The world's average General government total expenditure (% of GDP) value is 34.30 %; Costa Rica is 6.45 less than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Costa Rica was 26.49 % General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Costa Rica in 2010 was or will be 5.13% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Costa Rica was or will be 28.04 %, which is 0.69% more than the 2010 figure.