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
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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About this data
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.