The Central Bank of Costa Rica has published new thematic accounts for education, health, and central government environmental protection expenditure, alongside a carbon footprint application, via its economic indicators portal. The releases reorganise information from the core National Accounts framework to provide topic-specific breakdowns and form part of the 2022 reference-year revision aligned with recommendations in the 2025 System of National Accounts. The education thematic account disaggregates supply and use of education services using the International Standard Classification of Education 2011, and reports total education services supply of CRC 3.4 trillion in 2022, or 7.6% of GDP. Complete education (primary, secondary and tertiary) represents 75.6% of supply, of which 57.5% is provided by the General Government. The health thematic account, based on the System of Health Accounts 2011 classifications, reports health services supply of CRC 4.2 trillion in 2022, or 9.2% of GDP, with curative care at 76.7% of the total and hospitals, ambulatory providers and auxiliary providers jointly accounting for 86.5% of supply; annual per capita spending is CRC 410,750 for the General Government and CRC 271,591 for households. The environmental protection expenditure account, based on the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Central Framework, reports central government spending falling from CRC 64,342 million in 2021 to CRC 59,085 million in 2024, with 2024 expenditure equal to 0.7% of accrued central government spending and CRC 11,100 per capita. The carbon footprint application estimates consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions, showing a 2017 national footprint of 15.9 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, with 63% attributed to imported emissions and household consumption accounting for 72% of the footprint.
Central Bank of Costa Rica 2025-11-28
Central Bank of Costa Rica publishes thematic accounts on education, health and environmental protection spending and releases carbon footprint application
The Central Bank of Costa Rica has introduced new thematic accounts for education, health, and environmental protection expenditure, plus a carbon footprint application, as part of the 2022 revision. The education account shows a CRC 3.4 trillion supply in 2022, and the health account a CRC 4.2 trillion supply, with major contributions from the General Government. The environmental account reports a decline in central government spending from CRC 64,342 million in 2021 to CRC 59,085 million in 2024, while the carbon footprint application notes a 2017 national footprint of 15.9 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent.