General government gross debt in current LCU

27,272 (billion LCU) in 2021

In 2021, government debt for Costa Rica was 27,272 billion LCU. Government debt of Costa Rica increased from 2,472 billion LCU in 2002 to 27,272 billion LCU in 2021 growing at an average annual rate of 13.64%.

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Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110).

Date Value Change, %
2021 27,272 11.68%
2020 24,420 14.39%
2019 21,347 14.34%
2018 18,670 15.51%
2017 16,163 14.45%
2016 14,123 17.65%
2015 12,004 14.51%
2014 10,483 17.37%
2013 8,931 11.44%
2012 8,015 25.58%
2011 6,382 14.73%
2010 5,562