Costa Rica recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 74.18 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Debt to GDP in Costa Rica averaged 58.44 percent of GDP from 1991 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 81.33 percent of GDP in 2022 and a record low of 36.85 percent of GDP in 2008. source: Consejo Monetario Centroamericano

Government Debt to GDP in Costa Rica is expected to reach 72.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, 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 70.00 percent of GDP in 2026 and 69.00 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 43.00 Jan 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 7416594.32 6684504.81 CRC Million Oct 2025
Government Budget -1.90 -1.50 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Budget Value -1342134.10 -1104319.29 CRC Million Oct 2025
Government Debt to GDP 74.18 77.67 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Revenues 6074460.22 5580185.53 CRC Million Oct 2025
Government Spending 1621109.46 1606192.80 CRC Million Sep 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
74.18 77.67 81.33 36.85 1991 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly