Central government debt, total in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Central government debt, total was 2.07 trillion current LCU in 2001. ▲ Rising
Central government debt, total in Costa Rica, 1996–2001
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2001, central government debt, total in Costa Rica stood at 2.07 trillion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 16.0% on the previous year and up 183.1% over ten years.
Costa Rica ranks 30th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.17 trillion current LCU | 730.10 billion current LCU | 1.63 trillion current LCU | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.92 trillion current LCU | 1.78 trillion current LCU | 2.07 trillion current LCU | 2 |
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More public sector data for Costa Rica
- Arms imports 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Tax revenue 13.5% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 15.3% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 25.6% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 1.3% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -0.5% (2024)
- Interest payments 16.6% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 18.4% (2024)
- Interest payments 16.7% (2023)
- Other taxes 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central government debt, total in Costa Rica?
- Central government debt, total in Costa Rica was 2.07 trillion current LCU in 2001, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 trillion current LCU in 2001.
- What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 730.10 billion current LCU in 1996.
- How does Costa Rica rank for central government debt, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th out of 83 countries with data for 2001.
- Is central government debt, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 183.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central government debt, total (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.