Argentina vs Costa Rica: Other expense

Argentina

4.93 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Costa Rica

2.83 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Argentina rank

9th

Costa Rica rank

12th

Other expense over time

Argentina
Costa Rica

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 4.93 trillion current LCU against 2.83 trillion current LCU in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.10 trillion current LCU.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.7 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Globally, Argentina ranks 9th and Costa Rica ranks 12th of 149 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Other expense (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 149 places, 3,304 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. 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.