Costa Rica — General government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1956–2031 · 76 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Costa Rica, the general government deficit reading stood at −3.35% of GDP in 2025. Against −3.73% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +0.38 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of −4.97% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1956–2031
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Latest observations
2016–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | -2.19 % of GDP |
| 2030 | -2.48 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -2.83 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -3.16 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -3.5 % of GDP |
11 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2026 | -3.64 % of GDP |
| 2025 | -3.35 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -3.73 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -3.21 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -2.74 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -5.04 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -8.32 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -6.65 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -5.65 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -5.88 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -5.09 % of GDP |