China vs Costa Rica: Military spending, annual growth rate

China
3.41 % change on previous year
in 2023
Costa Rica
3.76 % change on previous year
in 2023
China rank
113th
Costa Rica rank
110th

Military spending, annual growth rate over time

  • China
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 3.76 % change on previous year against 3.41 % change on previous year in China, a difference of 0.35 % change on previous year.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 45 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1921 it was China ahead.

China ranks 113th and Costa Rica ranks 110th of 172 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Costa Rica in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1920s 2.82 % change on previous year 3.55 % change on previous year 0.7247 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1930s 23.34 % change on previous year 0.152 % change on previous year 23.18 % change on previous year China
1940s 89.9 % change on previous year 9.35 % change on previous year 80.55 % change on previous year China
1950s 11.65 % change on previous year 1.9 % change on previous year 9.75 % change on previous year China
1960s 7.19 % change on previous year 4.28 % change on previous year 2.9 % change on previous year China
1970s 0.5042 % change on previous year 8.84 % change on previous year 8.34 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1980s -7.83 % change on previous year -0.5734 % change on previous year 7.25 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1990s 3.21 % change on previous year 7.24 % change on previous year 4.03 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2000s 7.59 % change on previous year 8.35 % change on previous year 0.761 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2010s 11.1 % change on previous year 10.01 % change on previous year 1.08 % change on previous year China
2020s 6.82 % change on previous year 0.5851 % change on previous year 6.23 % change on previous year China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, annual growth rate, China or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 3.76 % change on previous year against 3.41 % change on previous year in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, annual growth rate between China and Costa Rica?
0.35 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
103 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2023.
How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for military spending, annual growth rate?
China ranks 113th and Costa Rica ranks 110th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
172 places, 15,188 data points, 1817–2023
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.