Costa Rica: Government deficit (% of GDP)
Percent of GDP · 1950–2024 · 75 observations · forecasts to 2031 · 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
- 1.46% (1952)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
This series is derived from other GMD variables.
Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →
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