Costa Rica’s central-government accrued spending ended 2025 slightly below 2024
December snapshots avoid adding twelve cumulative balances and support annual execution comparisons from 2018 through 2025.
Current verified finding
Between 2018 and 2025, the series increased 33% (9T → 12T). The largest point-to-point change was +1T, from 2020 to 2021.
Evidence
Costa Rica’s central-government accrued spending ended 2025 slightly below 2024
The finding preserves the reviewed data even when the source publishes an update.
Snapshot technical details
Query fingerprint: sigev_c6872d06a7de7 · The text, result, and records remain fixed to this review.
How we calculated it
We filter the expenditure series to fiscal month 12 of each year and sum accrued amounts across central-government lines. We do not add cumulative monthly snapshots and keep all values in Costa Rican colones.
67,270 rows match the query; 8 results remain in the summary.
What it means and what it does not
Values are nominal and not adjusted for inflation. Accrued spending records recognized obligations and does not necessarily equal payments made during the year.
The normalized release used for this finding passed the quality and availability checks preserved in its evidence.
Verification
Records within the query
Records preserved in the editorial snapshot, using the same filters and partition as the chart.
| Fiscal year | Accrued amount | Fiscal month | Currency | Institution | Program | Economic category | Line item |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ₡6,874,736,053.05 | December | CRC | Asamblea Legislativa | Asamblea Legislativa | REMUNERACIONES | SUELDOS PARA CARGOS FIJOS |
| 2018 | ₡90,070,044.53 | December | CRC | Asamblea Legislativa | Asamblea Legislativa | REMUNERACIONES | SUPLENCIAS |
| 2018 | ₡349,680,189.84 | December | CRC | Asamblea Legislativa | Asamblea Legislativa | REMUNERACIONES | TIEMPO EXTRAORDINARIO |
| 2018 | ₡0 | December | CRC | Asamblea Legislativa | Asamblea Legislativa | REMUNERACIONES | RECARGO DE FUNCIONES |
| 2018 | ₡1,949,851,515.75 | December | CRC | Asamblea Legislativa | Asamblea Legislativa | REMUNERACIONES | DIETAS |
| 2018 | ₡5,152,730,776.78 | December | CRC | Asamblea Legislativa | Asamblea Legislativa | REMUNERACIONES | RETRIBUCION POR AÑOS SERVIDOS |
| 2018 | ₡2,536,543,663.24 | December | CRC | Asamblea Legislativa | Asamblea Legislativa | REMUNERACIONES | RESTRICCION AL EJERCICIO LIBERAL DE LA PROFESION |
| 2018 | ₡1,734,242,134.36 | December | CRC | Asamblea Legislativa | Asamblea Legislativa | REMUNERACIONES | DECIMOTERCER MES |
| 2018 | ₡1,351,125,373.94 | December | CRC | Asamblea Legislativa | Asamblea Legislativa | REMUNERACIONES | SALARIO ESCOLAR |
| 2018 | ₡1,502,452,551.46 | December | CRC | Asamblea Legislativa | Asamblea Legislativa | REMUNERACIONES | OTROS INCENTIVOS SALARIALES |
| 2018 | ₡1,875,785,891 | December | CRC | Asamblea Legislativa | Asamblea Legislativa | REMUNERACIONES | CONTRIB. PATRONAL AL SEGURO DE SALUD DE LA C.C.S.S |
| 2018 | ₡47,226,329 | December | CRC | Asamblea Legislativa | Asamblea Legislativa | REMUNERACIONES | CONTRIB. PATR. AL BANCO POPULAR Y DE DES. COMUNAL |