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Costa Rica - Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP) 41.77

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 175 economies tracked

Latest value

41.77 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 175 economies

Share of global total

0.3%

Growth since 2003

1.9×

Ranking Race — Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#14#27#40#53#66#7919901995200020052010201520202025#12#352024 overtook Kiribati2025 overtook Bolivia
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Costa Rica climbed from #12 to #35 (overtook Kiribati). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Costa Rica ↓

Key Events — Costa Rica

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2005
Fell 28 places in global rank auto
2009
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2012
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2020
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Kiribati in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Bolivia in global rank auto
2025
Climbed 28 places in global rank auto

Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP), 2003-2025

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20032008201320182023202521.0630.9140.7750.62

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