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Costa Rica · Government & public finance

Public debt, deficits, revenue, spending and taxation.

18 indicators · 13 with data

Debt / GDP

% of GDP

11th of 36 · 3rd in Latin America*
Debt / GDPCosta Rica's debt / gdp rose from 30.1 % in 1996 to 39.3 % in 2001.19961997199819992000200130%35%40%39.3 %

Costa Rica's debt / gdp rose from 30.1 % in 1996 to 39.3 % in 2001.

Gross debt / GDP

% of GDP

102nd of 179 · 14th in Latin America
Gross debt / GDPCosta Rica's gross debt / gdp rose from 33.7 % in 1996 to 58.9 % in 2024.200020052010201520200%20%40%60%58.9 %

Costa Rica's gross debt / gdp rose from 33.7 % in 1996 to 58.9 % in 2024.

Interest payments (% of revenue)

% of revenue

74th of 87 · 9th in Latin America
Interest payments (% of revenue)Costa Rica's interest payments (% of revenue) fell from 21.4 % in 1995 to 16.6 % in 2024.1995200020052010201520200%5%10%15%20%25%16.6 %

Costa Rica's interest payments (% of revenue) fell from 21.4 % in 1995 to 16.6 % in 2024.

Fiscal balance

% of GDP

120th of 183 · 21st in Latin America
Fiscal balanceCosta Rica's fiscal balance fell from -3.7 % in 1995 to -3.7 % in 2024.199520002005201020152020-10%-8%-6%-4%-2%0%2%-3.7 %

Costa Rica's fiscal balance fell from -3.7 % in 1995 to -3.7 % in 2024.

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