Costa Rica vs India: Claims on central government, etc.
Costa Rica
20.2%
in 2025
India
20.0%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
49th
India rank
50th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Costa Rica
- India
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.2% against 20.0% in India, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 49th and India ranks 50th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and India in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 13.7% | 10.8% | India |
| 1970s | 5.2% | 12.8% | 7.7% | India |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 20.4% | 12.0% | India |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 22.4% | 15.4% | India |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 21.5% | 14.5% | India |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 22.3% | 7.5% | India |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 20.4% | 4.2% | 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 India?
- Costa Rica, at 20.2% against 20.0% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Costa Rica and India?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and India?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and India rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Costa Rica ranks 49th and India ranks 50th 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.