Costa Rica recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 72.89 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Debt to GDP in Costa Rica averaged 58.68 percent of GDP from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 79.08 percent of GDP in 2022 and a record low of 36.83 percent of GDP in 2008. source: Consejo Monetario Centroamericano

Government Debt to GDP in Costa Rica is expected to reach 70.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Costa Rica Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 69.00 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 43.00 May 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 1546738.90 786712.20 CRC Million Feb 2026
Government Budget -1.80 -1.90 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value -328348.11 -116610.51 CRC Million Feb 2026
Government Debt to GDP 72.89 72.96 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 1218390.79 670101.70 CRC Million Feb 2026
Government Spending 1767976.00 1756659.00 CRC Million Dec 2025
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Costa Rica Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
72.89 72.96 79.08 36.83 1991 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly