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Costa Rica—Military Spending (% of GDP)

Category: MilitarySource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #154 of 156Series years: 2000–2025
Latest Value
0.0%
2025
Global Rank
#154
of 156 countries
Maximum
0.0%
2000
Minimum
0.0%
2000
Last
0.0%
Previous
0.0%
Highest
0.0%
Lowest
0.0%
Unit
% of GDP
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators

Costa Rica's military spending (% of GDP) was 0.0% in 2025, ranking #154 out of 156 countries. Over the past 26 years, the highest recorded value was 0.0% (2000) and the lowest was 0.0% (2000). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.

Costa Rica — Military Spending (% of GDP): 0 % of GDP for reference year 2025. Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Historical Data

YearValueChange
20250.0%
20240.0%
20230.0%
20220.0%
20210.0%
20200.0%
20190.0%
20180.0%
20170.0%
20160.0%
20150.0%
20140.0%
20130.0%
20120.0%
20110.0%
20100.0%
20090.0%
20080.0%
20070.0%
20060.0%
20050.0%
20040.0%
20030.0%
20020.0%
20010.0%
20000.0%

Top Countries — Military Spending (% of GDP)

#CountryValueYear
1Ukraine39.6%2025
2Algeria8.8%2025
3Israel7.8%2025
4Russia7.5%2025
5Myanmar6.6%2024
6Qatar6.5%2022
7Saudi Arabia6.5%2025
8Azerbaijan6.5%2025
9Armenia6.1%2025
10Oman5.7%2025
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About This Indicator

Definition

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Methodology

Data compiled by SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), uri: https://www.sipri.org/databases.

Unit

% of GDP

Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators)Available series: 2000–2025View original source →