Costa Rica Government Revenue and Spending Over Time (1990–2026)

Global Statistics and Country Indicators

Government Revenue (% of GDP)

Global rank: 175 / 189

Data table

1990	14.5%	2000	13.2%	2009	13.4%	2018	13.2%
1991	11.6%	2001	13.8%	2010	13.1%	2019	14.9%
1992	12.2%	2002	13.6%	2011	13.3%	2020	13.8%
1993	12.3%	2003	14.1%	2012	13.1%	2021	15.5%
1994	12%	2004	13.6%	2013	13.3%	2022	16%
1995	12.7%	2005	13.8%	2014	12.9%	2023	15.1%
1996	13%	2006	14.1%	2015	13.2%	2024	14.9%
1997	12.9%	2007	15.2%	2016	13.7%	2025	14.4%
1998	13.1%	2008	15.4%	2017	13.3%	2026	14.2%
1999	13.8%

Government Revenue (Local currency - CRC)

Data table

1990	76.01B	2000	610.1B	2009	2.36T	2018	4.77T
1991	102.2B	2001	725.6B	2010	2.59T	2019	5.68T
1992	140.9B	2002	808.8B	2011	2.87T	2020	5.08T
1993	167.5B	2003	973.3B	2012	3.12T	2021	6.33T
1994	197B	2004	1.11T	2013	3.38T	2022	7.34T
1995	264.5B	2005	1.32T	2014	3.63T	2023	7.18T
1996	314.5B	2006	1.64T	2015	3.99T	2024	7.41T
1997	377.5B	2007	2.1T	2016	4.38T	2025	7.47T
1998	459.7B	2008	2.49T	2017	4.56T	2026	7.72T
1999	563.2B

Government Spending (% of GDP)

Global rank: 171 / 189

Data table

1990	18.9%	2000	16.9%	2009	16.7%	2018	18.9%
1991	14%	2001	17.3%	2010	18%	2019	21.6%
1992	13.7%	2002	18.6%	2011	17.2%	2020	22.1%
1993	13.8%	2003	17.6%	2012	17.3%	2021	20.6%
1994	17.4%	2004	17%	2013	18.5%	2022	18.7%
1995	16.4%	2005	15.9%	2014	18.4%	2023	18.3%
1996	17.3%	2006	15.2%	2015	18.8%	2024	18.6%
1997	16.3%	2007	14.6%	2016	18.8%	2025	17.8%
1998	16%	2008	15.2%	2017	19.2%	2026	17.9%
1999	16.7%

Government Spending (Local currency - CRC)

Data table

1990	99.14B	2000	780.6B	2009	2.94T	2018	6.81T
1991	123.4B	2001	907.9B	2010	3.57T	2019	8.2T
1992	158.3B	2002	1.11T	2011	3.71T	2020	8.14T
1993	188.2B	2003	1.21T	2012	4.12T	2021	8.38T
1994	287B	2004	1.39T	2013	4.72T	2022	8.6T
1995	341.1B	2005	1.52T	2014	5.15T	2023	8.71T
1996	419.3B	2006	1.76T	2015	5.66T	2024	9.27T
1997	477B	2007	2.03T	2016	6.01T	2025	9.21T
1998	564B	2008	2.46T	2017	6.58T	2026	9.69T
1999	680.6B