Costa Rica vs Guinea: Claims on central government, etc.
Costa Rica
20.2%
in 2025
Guinea
20.8%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
49th
Guinea rank
48th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Costa Rica
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 20.8% against 20.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 49th and Guinea ranks 48th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 1.7% | 5.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 7.7% | 0.7% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 14.2% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 15.7% | 8.9% | 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 Guinea?
- Guinea, at 20.8% against 20.2% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Costa Rica and Guinea?
- 0.6%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Guinea rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Costa Rica ranks 49th and Guinea ranks 48th 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.