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NATIONAL PUBLIC DEBT Costa Rica 2021

The national debt increased in Costa Rica

In 2021 Costa Rica public debt was 37,115 million euros43,927 million dollars, has increased 5422,187 million since 2020.

This amount means that the debt in 2021 reached 68.19% of Costa Rica GDP, a 1.02 percentage point rise from 2020, when it was 67.17% of GDP.

If we check the tables we can see the evolution of Costa Rica debt. It has risen since 2011 in global debt terms, when it was 9,068 million euros 12,620 million dollars and also in terms of GDP percentage, when it amounted to 29.51%.

According to the last data point published, Costa Rica per capita debt in 2021 was 7,165 euros8,480 dollars per inhabitant. In 2020 it was 7,132 euros 8,140 dollars, afterwards rising by 33 euros340 dollars, and if we again check 2011 we can see that then the debt per person was 1,966 euros2,736 dollars .

The position of Costa Rica, as compared with the rest of the world, has worsened in 2021 in terms of GDP percentage. Currently it is country number 118 in the list of debt to GDP and 133 in debt per capita, out of the 191 we publish.

In this page we show you the progression of the public debt in Costa Rica. You can see debt in other countries in Public debt and see all the information about Costa Rica in economy of Costa Rica.

Costa Rica: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt ($M)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per CapitaDebt Per Capita
202137,11543,92768.19%€7,165$8,480
202036,57341,74067.17%€7,132$8,140
201932,46236,34556.43%€6,397$7,162
201827,38832,35951.84%€5,454$6,443
201725,22128,48247.06%€5,079$5,735
201623,42825,92544.06%€4,772$5,281
201520,23722,45639.79%€4,172$4,629
201414,65419,47337.44%€3,057$4,063
201313,45617,87135.08%€2,843$3,776
201212,39615,93633.74%€2,653$3,410
20119,06812,62029.51%€1,966$2,736
20107,97210,57728.09%€1,751$2,323
20095,7438,00226.03%€1,285$1,791
20085,0287,39524.01%€1,142$1,679
20075,2917,25226.98%€1,219$1,671
20065,9777,50533.04%€1,397$1,754
20056,0117,48237.32%€1,426$1,775
20046,1397,63241.00%€1,478$1,838
20036,1977,00940.57%€1,517$1,715
20027,2736,87241.44%€1,808$1,709
20017,0736,33539.64%€1,789$1,603
20006,3135,83438.85%€1,657$1,531
19995,2105,55938.98%€1,358$1,448
19985,57040.69%$1,486
19973,85630.56%$1,054
19963,93533.69%$1,104
Costa Rica: Evolution of debt as a percentage of GDP

Costa Rica: Evolution of debt in millions