Costa Rica vs Post-demographic dividend: Domestic general government health expenditure
Costa Rica
24.9%
in 2023
Post-demographic dividend
19.1%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
2nd
Post-demographic dividend rank
2nd
Domestic general government health expenditure over time
- Costa Rica
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 24.9% against 19.1% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 5.8%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 2nd of 193 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.2% | 15.7% | 12.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 18.0% | 11.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 19.3% | 6.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic general government health expenditure, Costa Rica or Post-demographic dividend?
- Costa Rica, at 24.9% against 19.1% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure between Costa Rica and Post-demographic dividend?
- 5.8%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Post-demographic dividend?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 2nd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.