Costa Rica — General government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1956–2030 · 75 observations

About this series

The general government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

Costa Rica's general government deficit reading was −1.65T LCU in 2025. The period change from −1.85T LCU in 2024 was +202.91B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −3.2% in 2025.

-4.00T-3.00T-2.00T-1.00T01.00T195620202030LCUSubscribe to view

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  • Annual data, 1956–2030
  • All 3 sources, downloadable

Latest observations

2016–2030

PeriodValue
2030-1.51T LCU
2029-1.53T LCU
2028-1.57T LCU
2027-1.59T LCU
2026-1.66T LCU
10 earlier values, back to 2016
2025-1.65T LCU
2024-1.85T LCU
2023-1.53T LCU
2022-1.26T LCU
2021-2.05T LCU
2020-3.06T LCU
2019-2.53T LCU
2018-2.04T LCU
2017-2.02T LCU
2016-1.63T LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.