Costa Rica: Government expenditure

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The most recent value is 1989.66 billion Costa Rican Colon as of Q4 2024, an increase compared to the previous value of 1716.24 billion Costa Rican Colon. Historically, the average for Costa Rica from Q1 1991 to Q4 2024 is 728.98 billion Costa Rican Colon. The minimum of 23.48 billion Costa Rican Colon was recorded in Q1 1991, while the maximum of 1989.66 billion Costa Rican Colon was reached in Q4 2024. Click on the following link to see the values of: Government expenditure around the world.
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Recent values Costa Rica: Government expenditure, billion currency units
2024  Q4 1989.66
2024  Q3 1716.24
2024  Q2 1685.58
2024  Q1 1817.99
2023  Q4 1901.41
2023  Q3 1661.95
2023  Q2 1641.05
2023  Q1 1794.94


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Definition: Total spending by all levels of government but excluding public enterprises.

 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Government spending, percent of GDP 14.87 2023 percent
 Government spending, in dollars 12.87 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP -4.20 2021 percent
 Government debt 77.67 2023 percent
 Government expenditure 1,989.66 Q4/2024 billion
 Tax revenue 14.35 2022 percent
 Commercial tax rate 58.30 2019 percent
 Tax preparation time 151 2019 hours
 Number of taxes 10 2019 taxes
 Taxes on goods and services 39.71 2022 percent
 Taxes on international trade 6.77 2022 percent
 Income and profits taxes 27.08 2022 percent
 Foreign aid 639.89 2022 million U.S. dollars
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