Costa Rica vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Claims on central government, etc.
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Costa Rica
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.2% against 4.7% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 15.5%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 4.3 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 49th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 47th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 7.5% | 4.6% | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1970s | 5.2% | 5.6% | 0.5% | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1980s | 9.2% | 12.4% | 3.2% | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 11.1% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 4.7% | 2.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 2.0% | 12.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 5.6% | 23.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Costa Rica or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Costa Rica, at 20.2% against 4.7% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 15.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Costa Rica ranks 49th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 47th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.