Name: Costa Rica Government Spending
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Government Spending in Costa Rica increased to 1767976 CRC Million in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 1756659 CRC Million in the third quarter of 2025. Government Spending in Costa Rica averaged 1238317.74 CRC Million from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 1767976.00 CRC Million in the fourth quarter of 2025 and a record low of 775173.00 CRC Million in the first quarter of 1991. source: Central Bank of Costa Rica

Government Spending in Costa Rica is expected to be 1801088.00 CRC Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Costa Rica Government Spending is projected to trend around 1930674.00 CRC Million in 2027 and 2017554.00 CRC Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Fiscal Expenditure	7416594.32	6684504.81	CRC Million	Oct 2025
Government Budget Value	-1342134.10	-1104319.29	CRC Million	Oct 2025
Government Revenues	6074460.22	5580185.53	CRC Million	Oct 2025
Government Spending	1767976.00	1756659.00	CRC Million	Dec 2025

Costa Rica Government Spending

Government Spending refers to public expenditure on goods and services and is a major component of the GDP. Government spending policies like setting up budget targets, adjusting taxation, increasing public expenditure and public works are very effective tools in influencing economic growth.