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Costa Rica Military Spending

Military expenditure as % of GDP  MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS


Overview

Data & projection

Year Military Spending YoY change Rank

Detected Pattern

Orthodox Tightening Cycle
Inflation above 40%, lending rate above 30%, rate-inflation gap narrowing, reserves stable or rising. Signals credible monetary tightening.
Inflation 23.2% Rate 36.7% Gap +13.5pp Reserves YoY +16.9%
Occurred 311 times, 177 successful
Inflation
28.2%
Rate
19.4%
Gap
-8.8pp
Reserves YoY
+2.2%
Inflation
219.9%
Rate
61.7%
Gap
-158.2pp
Reserves YoY
+28.1%
Inflation
28.3%
Rate
24.3%
Gap
-4.0pp
Reserves YoY
+35.8%
Inflation
33.9%
Rate
17.8%
Gap
-16.1pp
Reserves YoY
+2.9%
Inflation
17.0%
Rate
20.8%
Gap
+3.8pp
Reserves YoY
+1.5%
Inflation
17.1%
Rate
15.3%
Gap
-1.8pp
Reserves YoY
+10.9%

Analysis

Costa Rica matched the Orthodox Tightening Cycle pattern in 1995. Historically, 57% of countries showing this pattern (177 out of 311) saw military spending improve within 24 months. View full analysis →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the World Bank indicator code for military spending?

The World Bank indicator code is MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS. Data sourced from World Bank.

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Costa Rica Military Spending. HistorySaid. Retrieved April 1, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/costa-rica/military-spending
BibTeX
@misc{historysaid_costa-rica_military-spending, title = {Costa Rica Military Spending}, url = {https://historysaid.com/costa-rica/military-spending}, publisher = {HistorySaid}, year = {2026} }