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Military expenditures

Costa Rica — 29 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 0.6% of GDP (1987)
1991 $20 million, 0.4% of GDP (1988)
1992 exchange rate conversion - $22 million, 0.5% of GDP (1989)
1993 exchange rate conversion - $22 million, 0.5% of GDP (1989)
1994 exchange rate conversion - $22 million, 0.5% of GDP (1989)
1995 exchange rate conversion - $22 million, 0.5% of GDP (1989) COTE D'IVOIRE (also known as Ivory Coast)
1996 exchange rate conversion - $55 million, 2.0% of GDP (1995)
1997 2% (1995)
1998 2% (1995)
1999 2% (1995)
2000 2% (FY95)
2001 1.6% (FY99)
2002 1.6% (FY99)
2003 1.6% (FY99)
2004 0.4% (2003)
2005 0.4% (2003)
2006 0.4% (2005 est.)
2007 0.4% (2006)
2008 0.4% of GDP (2006)
2009 0.4% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 164
2010 0.6% of GDP (2009) country comparison to the world: 155
2011 0.6% of GDP (2009) country comparison to the world: 155
2012 0.6% of GDP country comparison to the world: 154 note: includes public security and police expenditures (2009)
2013 0.8% of GDP country comparison to the world: 149 note: includes public security and police expenditures (2012)
2021 0.7% of GDP (2020) 0.7% of GDP (2019) 0.7% of GDP (2018) 0.7% of GDP (2017) 0.7% of GDP (2016)
2022 0.7% of GDP (2021 est.) 0.7% of GDP (2020 est.) 0.7% of GDP (2019) (approximately $630 million) 0.7% of GDP (2018) (approximately $610 million) 0.7% of GDP (2017) (approximately $600 million)
2023 0.6% of GDP (2022 est.) 0.7% of GDP (2021 est.) 0.7% of GDP (2020 est.) 0.7% of GDP (2019 est.) 0.7% of GDP (2018 est.)
2024 0.6% of GDP (2023 est.) 0.6% of GDP (2022 est.) 0.7% of GDP (2021 est.) 0.7% of GDP (2020 est.) 0.7% of GDP (2019 est.)
2025 0.6% of GDP (2024 est.) 0.6% of GDP (2023 est.) 0.6% of GDP (2022 est.) 0.7% of GDP (2021 est.) 0.7% of GDP (2020 est.)