Costa Rica vs Sudan: General government total expenditure
Costa Rica
9.29 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Sudan
6.83 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
34th
Sudan rank
36th
General government total expenditure over time
- Costa Rica
- Sudan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 9.29 trillion current LCU against 6.83 trillion current LCU in Sudan, a difference of 2.45 trillion current LCU.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sudan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 34th and Sudan ranks 36th of 195 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.36 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 44.36 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 492.97 billion current LCU | 744.80 million current LCU | 492.23 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.40 trillion current LCU | 14.17 billion current LCU | 2.39 trillion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 7.74 trillion current LCU | 106.89 billion current LCU | 7.63 trillion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 9.74 trillion current LCU | 3.00 trillion current LCU | 6.74 trillion current LCU | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Costa Rica or Sudan?
- Costa Rica, at 9.29 trillion current LCU against 6.83 trillion current LCU in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Costa Rica and Sudan?
- 2.45 trillion current LCU, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sudan?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Sudan rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th and Sudan ranks 36th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release