Costa Rica — Combined government debt (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1892–2030 · 133 observations

About this series

Combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In Costa Rica, the combined government debt reading was 59.7% of GDP in 2025, compared with 59.8% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −0.1 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 57.7% of GDP.

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  • Annual data, 1892–2030
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Latest observations

2004–2030

PeriodValue
203057.4 % of GDP
202958.2 % of GDP
202858.8 % of GDP
202759.2 % of GDP
202659.5 % of GDP
15 earlier values
202559.7 % of GDP
202459.8 % of GDP
202361.1 % of GDP
202263 % of GDP
202167.6 % of GDP
202066.9 % of GDP
201956.4 % of GDP
201851.8 % of GDP
201747.1 % of GDP
201644.1 % of GDP
201539.8 % of GDP
201437.4 % of GDP
201335.1 % of GDP
201233.7 % of GDP
201129.5 % of GDP

Values before 2011, back to 2004, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.