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Costa Rica - Government Spending 2009

Name: Costa Rica Government Spending 2009
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Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

24.74% +3.08% from 2008 Global rank: 56th

Costa Rica's government spending was 24.74% in 2009, increased +3.08% from 21.67% in 2008. This was the 56th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2009▾

Government Spending by Country - 2009
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Equatorial Guinea	4.87%	17.0%
2nd	Madagascar	7.72%	-18.5%
3rd	Cambodia	9.12%	25.3%
4th	Zimbabwe	9.47%	-
5th	Bangladesh	9.87%	4.7%
6th	Côte d'Ivoire	10.48%	-4.9%
7th	Togo	10.54%	9.8%
8th	Mali	10.86%	5.6%
9th	Burkina Faso	11.23%	4.3%
10th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	11.33%	5.3%
11th	Lao PDR	11.52%	6.8%
12th	Paraguay	12.58%	16.3%
13th	Guatemala	12.62%	6.3%
14th	Congo, Republic of	13.88%	-9.3%
15th	Bahamas, The	14.24%	11.5%
16th	Singapore	14.30%	-1.4%
17th	Zambia	14.50%	-11.5%
18th	Philippines	14.51%	6.8%
19th	Dominican Republic	15.11%	-2.0%
20th	Tanzania	15.35%	-
21st	Indonesia	15.37%	-16.7%
22nd	Nicaragua	15.50%	1.9%
23rd	Sudan	15.67%	-97.9%
24th	Malawi	15.69%	-
25th	Central African Republic	15.86%	44.1%
26th	India	16.85%	-2.2%
27th	Switzerland	16.92%	6.8%
28th	Micronesia, Federated States of	17.00%	-8.5%
29th	Macao SAR, China	17.05%	24.6%
30th	St. Lucia	17.49%	8.2%
31st	Ghana	18.03%	-12.3%
32nd	Cabo Verde	18.11%	-5.0%
33rd	Japan	18.21%	19.3%
34th	Thailand	18.41%	7.9%
35th	Peru	18.48%	3.7%
36th	Korea	18.53%	5.5%
37th	Canada	18.85%	10.4%
38th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	19.64%	7.6%
39th	Bahrain	19.76%	21.9%
40th	Belize	19.82%	8.7%
41st	Mexico	20.58%	70.1%
42nd	Mauritius	20.65%	16.1%
43rd	Sri Lanka	20.96%	9.1%
44th	Vanuatu	20.98%	11.5%
45th	Chile	21.31%	15.8%
46th	Malaysia	21.67%	10.7%
47th	Angola	21.94%	9.4%
48th	Bhutan	22.12%	2.7%
49th	Azerbaijan	23.08%	24.7%
50th	Honduras	23.61%	7.1%
51st	Armenia	23.86%	12.9%
52nd	Fiji	23.88%	11.4%
53rd	Morocco	23.99%	-1.7%
54th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	24.36%	11.7%
55th	Colombia	24.73%	0.7%
56th	Costa Rica	24.74%	14.2%
57th	United States	25.58%	12.2%
58th	El Salvador	25.85%	13.6%
59th	St. Kitts and Nevis	26.08%	2.1%
60th	Eswatini	26.30%	-0.8%
61st	Australia	26.38%	8.7%
62nd	Mongolia	26.46%	3.9%
63rd	Namibia	27.04%	7.5%
64th	Tunisia	27.88%	2.0%
65th	Uruguay	28.20%	12.9%
66th	Lebanon	28.79%	-5.8%
67th	South Africa	29.10%	7.1%
68th	Maldives	29.20%	13.8%
69th	Jordan	29.21%	-4.1%
70th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	30.08%	-0.8%
71st	Germany	30.45%	9.5%
72nd	Georgia	31.31%	6.0%
73rd	North Macedonia	31.34%	2.6%
74th	Belarus	31.77%	-6.4%
75th	Russian Federation	32.11%	49.1%
76th	Spain	32.41%	13.3%
77th	Trinidad and Tobago	33.01%	24.9%
78th	Bulgaria	33.84%	6.4%
79th	Sweden	33.94%	6.9%
80th	Barbados	33.98%	10.1%
81st	New Zealand	34.05%	4.6%
82nd	Serbia	34.51%	-0.1%
83rd	Romania	35.00%	9.2%
84th	Czechia	35.12%	9.3%
85th	Türkiye	35.32%	17.2%
86th	Norway	35.41%	15.4%
87th	San Marino	36.07%	17.4%
88th	Jamaica	36.33%	16.8%
89th	Poland	36.73%	2.6%
90th	West Bank and Gaza	37.23%	-10.4%
91st	Latvia	37.83%	23.4%
92nd	Israel	37.92%	1.1%
93rd	Moldova	38.04%	16.1%
94th	Finland	38.23%	14.5%
95th	Luxembourg	38.67%	11.7%
96th	Botswana	39.18%	9.6%
97th	Ukraine	39.26%	10.0%
98th	European Union	39.36%	8.8%
99th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	39.82%	5.3%
100th	Croatia	40.10%	5.6%
101st	Denmark	40.73%	14.5%
102nd	Cyprus	40.83%	7.5%
103rd	Estonia	40.94%	19.1%
104th	Malta	40.96%	-1.8%
105th	Iceland	41.47%	-17.6%
106th	Lithuania	41.69%	21.0%
107th	Slovak Republic	41.94%	20.4%
108th	Netherlands	42.18%	9.8%
109th	Portugal	43.28%	7.7%
110th	United Kingdom	43.49%	6.1%
111th	Italy	44.04%	8.6%
112th	Ireland	44.04%	18.8%
113th	Belgium	44.24%	5.1%
114th	Afghanistan	44.32%	-12.6%
115th	Hungary	45.09%	1.7%
116th	Slovenia	46.35%	12.8%
117th	Austria	48.10%	7.2%
118th	France	48.41%	7.0%
119th	Palau	50.65%	0.8%
120th	Greece	51.97%	8.6%
121st	Lesotho	52.18%	12.2%
122nd	Marshall Islands	59.79%	-3.6%

FAQ

What was Costa Rica's government spending in 2009?▾

Costa Rica's government spending in 2009 was 24.74%. This ranked 56th globally.

How did Costa Rica's government spending change in 2009?▾

Costa Rica's government spending increased by 14.2% in 2009 compared to 2008.

Which country had the highest government spending in 2009?▾

Marshall Islands had the highest government spending in 2009 at 59.79%.

What is the government spending of Costa Rica in 2009?▾

The government spending of Costa Rica in 2009 was 24.74%. This ranked 56th globally.

How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Costa Rica's government spending?▾

Costa Rica's government spending went from 21.67% in 2008 to 24.74% in 2009, a 14.2% increase.

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