Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
Costa Rica's government debt stands at 60.41% as of 2025-12-31, up from 58.91% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1996 to 2025 (30 observations).
In 2025, Costa Rica's government debt was 60.41%, up from 58.91% in 2024.
In 2024, Costa Rica's government debt was 58.91%, down from 60.41% in 2023.
In 2023, Costa Rica's government debt was 60.41%, down from 61.43% in 2022.
In 2022, Costa Rica's government debt was 61.43%, down from 66.98% in 2021.
In 2021, Costa Rica's government debt was 66.98%, up from 66.47% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.41% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 58.91% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 60.41% | -1.02% |
| 2022 | 61.43% | -5.55% |
| 2021 | 66.98% | +0.5063% |
| 2020 | 66.47% | +10.34% |
| 2019 | 56.14% | +4.42% |
| 2018 | 51.72% | +4.65% |
| 2017 | 47.06% | +3.01% |
| 2016 | 44.06% | +4.27% |
| 2015 | 39.79% | +2.35% |
| 2014 | 37.44% | +2.36% |
| 2013 | 35.08% | +1.34% |
| 2012 | 33.74% | +4.23% |
| 2011 | 29.51% | +1.42% |
| 2010 | 28.09% | +2.06% |
| 2009 | 26.03% | +2.02% |
| 2008 | 24.01% | -2.97% |
| 2007 | 26.98% | -6.06% |
| 2006 | 33.04% | -4.28% |
| 2005 | 37.32% | -3.68% |
| 2004 | 41% | +0.4358% |
| 2003 | 40.57% | -0.8721% |
| 2002 | 41.44% | +1.79% |
| 2001 | 39.64% | +0.7937% |
| 2000 | 38.85% | -0.1337% |
| 1999 | 38.98% | -1.71% |
| 1998 | 40.69% | +10.13% |
| 1997 | 30.56% | -3.13% |
| 1996 | 33.69% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Costa Rica's government debt is 60.41% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 58.91% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 66.98% (2021); the lowest is 24.01% (2008), across data from 1996 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.