In 2023, the public debt that Costa Rica's central government owed to foreign creditors equaled 16 percent of the country's GDP. The volume of external debt in relation to GDP has been increasing since 2011, the year in which it reached its lowest point in the indicated period at 4.8 percent. Based on the total central government debt, Costa Rica is one of the less indebted countries in Latin America.
External debt as percentage of gross domestic product in Costa Rica from 2000 to 2023
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (September 16, 2024). External debt as percentage of gross domestic product in Costa Rica from 2000 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057062/costa-rica-government-external-debt-share-gdp/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "External debt as percentage of gross domestic product in Costa Rica from 2000 to 2023." Chart. September 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057062/costa-rica-government-external-debt-share-gdp/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (2024). External debt as percentage of gross domestic product in Costa Rica from 2000 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057062/costa-rica-government-external-debt-share-gdp/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "External Debt as Percentage of Gross Domestic Product in Costa Rica from 2000 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057062/costa-rica-government-external-debt-share-gdp/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, External debt as percentage of gross domestic product in Costa Rica from 2000 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057062/costa-rica-government-external-debt-share-gdp/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
External debt as percentage of gross domestic product in Costa Rica from 2000 to 2023 [Graph], Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, September 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057062/costa-rica-government-external-debt-share-gdp/
