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Costa Rica - Government Net Lending and Borrowing (% of GDP) -0.51

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 158 economies tracked

Latest value

-0.51 (2024)

Global rank

#n/a of 158 economies

Share of global total

0.3%

Growth since 1973

0.23×

Ranking Race — Government Net Lending and Borrowing (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#1331972198219922002201220222024#32#252022 overtook Lithuania2023 overtook Kyrgyzstan
Costa RicaNauruNorwayLesothoMacao

Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Costa Rica climbed from #32 to #25 (overtook Lithuania). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Costa Rica

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1974
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
1982
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
1986
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
1990
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
1991
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
1992
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
1994
Fell 34 places in global rank auto
2002
Fell 21 places in global rank auto

Government Net Lending and Borrowing (% of GDP), 1973-2024

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1973198820032024-7.22-4.25-1.271.7

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