Costa Rica: General government deficit (% of GDP)

Name: Costa Rica: General government deficit (% of GDP)
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Percent of GDP · 1956–2024 · 69 observations · forecasts to 2031 · gen_govdef_GDP

2024: −3.73%percent of GDP
Change on 2023: −0.5 pointsfrom −3.21%
Average, 2015–2024: −5.18%10 years
Record high and low: 0.572% (1988)low −8.32% (2020)

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Percent of GDP

Year	Value
2031	-2.19	Forecast
2030	-2.48	Forecast
2029	-2.83	Forecast
2028	-3.16	Forecast
2027	-3.50	Forecast
2026	-3.64	Forecast
2025	-3.35	Forecast
2024	-3.73
2023	-3.21
2022	-2.74
2021	-5.04
2020	-8.32
2019	-6.65
2018	-5.65
2017	-5.88
2016	-5.09
2015	-5.52

Sources

IMF Fiscal Policy Panel1956–2023
Central American Monetary Council (historical)1983–2017
ECLAC1990–2012
IMF World Economic Outlook1990–2024
IMF Government Finance Statistics2002–2024
IMF WEO (forecast)2024–2031

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