Government procurement spending as share of total government spending in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Government procurement spending as share of total government spending was 14.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Government procurement spending as share of total government spending in Costa Rica, 2007–2024
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of government expenditure.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 14.2% for government procurement spending as share of total government spending in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government procurement spending as share of total government spending in Costa Rica peaked at 22.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Government procurement spending as share of total government spending in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 15.3% | — |
| 2008 | 15.8% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | -20.7% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | +36.5% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -30.8% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | +3.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 14.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.2%, 47% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government procurement spending as share of total government spending in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +36.5% | 14.4% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | -30.8% | 20.7% | 14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5% | 15.3% | 18.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 14.4% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 13.6% | 20.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government procurement spending as share of total government spending in Costa Rica?
- Government procurement spending as share of total government spending in Costa Rica was 14.2% in 2024, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government procurement spending as share of total government spending recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest government procurement spending as share of total government spending recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for government procurement spending as share of total government spending?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government procurement spending as share of total government spending rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government procurement spending as share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This data is divided by total government expenditure, expressed as a percentage.