Costa Rica vs Senegal: Claims on central government, etc.
Costa Rica
20.2%
in 2025
Senegal
19.3%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
49th
Senegal rank
52nd
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Costa Rica
- Senegal
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.2% against 19.3% in Senegal, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 49th and Senegal ranks 52nd of 187 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | -2.3% | 5.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 5.2% | 1.0% | 4.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 7.1% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 4.8% | 2.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 1.5% | 5.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 2.4% | 12.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 15.8% | 8.8% | 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 Senegal?
- Costa Rica, at 20.2% against 19.3% in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Costa Rica and Senegal?
- 0.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Senegal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Senegal rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Costa Rica ranks 49th and Senegal ranks 52nd 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.