Costa Rica's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) was 100,000 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is unchanged at from 100,000 in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 100,000 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 0 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 100,000 | 2015 |
| Highest | 200,000 | 2008 |
| Lowest | -200,000 | 2014 |
| Average since 2016 | -10,000 | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 200 | 1960 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Costa Rica's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) rose 200,000 on 2024 (from -100,000 to 100,000).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −3,333 and a typical year strayed about 121,721 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 300,000 in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 200,000 in 1991. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 7% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Costa Rica had the 32nd highest value of the 130 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Costa Rica in the 2025 ranking
- Djibouti — 29th of 130: 645,700
- Central African Republic — 30th of 130: 495,800
- Uruguay — 31st of 130: 200,000
- Honduras — 33rd of 130: 100,000
- Guatemala — 34th of 130: 33,000
- Somalia, Fed. Rep. — 35th of 130: 30,000
What this measures
Although the SNA ensures there is perfect consistency between the three measures of GDP, this is a conceptual consistency that in general does not emerge naturally from data compilations. This is because of the wide disparity of data sources that must be called on and the fact that any error in any source will lead to a difference between at least two of the GDP measures. In practice it is inevitable that many such data errors will exist and will become apparent in exercises such as the balancing of supply and use tables. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 66 values
| Year | Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 100,000 |
| 2024 | -100,000 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2022 | -100,000 |
| 2021 | -100,000 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2016 | 100,000 |
| 2015 |
Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Costa Rica
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$17.09 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$17.09 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$14.42 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 7.26 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$11.4 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 7 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 14.01% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Costa Rica's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU)?
- 100,000 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 49,900% from 200 in 1960 (10.03% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 200,000 in 2008 and the lowest -200,000 in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank?
- 32nd highest of 130 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) unusual for Costa Rica?
- In 2025, Costa Rica's discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU) rose 200,000 on 2024 (from -100,000 to 100,000). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −3,333 and a typical year strayed about 121,721 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.DISC.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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