Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 60.4 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- -3.4 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $102.9 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- -0.6 % (2025)
- Debt level
- 60–100% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- +20.6 pp
- Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
- 39.3 % (2001)
- ISO code
- CRI
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $102.9 bn |
| 2024 | $96.7 bn |
| 2023 | $87.5 bn |
| 2022 | $71.0 bn |
| 2021 | $65.6 bn |
| 2020 | $62.8 bn |
| 2019 | $64.7 bn |
| 2018 | $62.6 bn |
| 2017 | $60.5 bn |
| 2016 | $58.8 bn |
| 2015 | $56.4 bn |
| 2014 | $52.0 bn |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.6 % |
| 2024 | -0.9 % |
| 2023 | -1.4 % |
| 2022 | -2.6 % |
| 2021 | -3.3 % |
| 2020 | -1.0 % |
| 2019 | -1.2 % |
| 2018 | -3.0 % |
| 2017 | -3.6 % |
| 2016 | -2.1 % |
| 2015 | -3.4 % |
| 2014 | -4.7 % |
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -3.4 % |
| 2024 | -3.7 % |
| 2023 | -3.2 % |
| 2022 | -2.7 % |
| 2021 | -5.0 % |
| 2020 | -8.3 % |
| 2019 | -6.6 % |
| 2018 | -5.6 % |
| 2017 | -5.9 % |
| 2016 | -5.1 % |
| 2015 | -5.5 % |
| 2014 | -5.5 % |
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.4 % |
| 2024 | 58.9 % |
| 2023 | 60.4 % |
| 2022 | 61.4 % |
| 2021 | 67.0 % |
| 2020 | 66.5 % |
| 2019 | 56.1 % |
| 2018 | 51.7 % |
| 2017 | 47.1 % |
| 2016 | 44.1 % |
| 2015 | 39.8 % |
| 2014 | 37.4 % |
Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 39.3 |
| 2000 | 38.5 |