Costa Rica — General government debt (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2031 · 82 observations
About this series
General government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The general government debt reading for Costa Rica was 60.4% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 58.9% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +1.5 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 57.4% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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- Annual data, 1950–2031
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Latest observations
2015–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 58.6 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 59.9 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 60.8 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 61.4 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 61.4 % of GDP |
12 earlier values, back to 2015
| 2026 | 61.1 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 60.4 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 58.9 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 60.4 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 61.4 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 67 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 66.5 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 56.1 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 51.7 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 47.1 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 44.1 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 39.8 % of GDP |