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Australia vs Costa Rica: Government spending by function

Australia
26.5%
in 2023
Costa Rica
26.1%
in 2021
Australia rank
31st
Costa Rica rank
33rd

Government spending by function over time

  • Australia
  • Costa Rica
0102030200720152023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 26.5% against 26.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 31st and Costa Rica ranks 33rd of 37 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Government spending by function
Unit
% of government expenditure
Source
OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
37 places, 618 data points, 2007–2024
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