Open Knowledge

Government Budget / 2014 70% open

Costa Rica


What data is expected?

National government budget at a high level. This category is looking at budgets, or the planned government expenditure for the upcoming year, and not the actual expenditure. To satisfy this category, the following minimum criteria must be met:

  • Planned budget divided by government department and sub-department
  • Updated once a year.
  • The budget should include descriptions regarding the different budget sections.

What data is available

  •   Openly licensed? No (No URL given)
  •   Is the data available for free? Yes
  •   Is the data machine readable? Yes (CSV)
  •   Available in bulk? Yes
  •   Is the data provided on a timely and up to date basis? Yes
  •   Publicly available? Yes published by Contraloría General de la República)
  •   Is data in digital form? Yes
  •   Is the data available online? Yes (Here)
  •   Does the data exist? Yes

Details

The budget is accessible and downloadable via an interface as a CSV file. The interface is not a burden but a filtering mechanism to allow people to choose fiscal year (or all years). Therefore it is said to be available in bulk.

2015 budget is available and is therefore made available on a timely basis.

Reviewer comments

Accepted submission; edited to add the data publisher

Contributors

Reviewers

  • Mariel García M

Submitters

  • Tryggvi Björgvinsson