Costa Rica vs Spain: Central government debt, total
Central government debt, total over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.07 trillion current LCU against 1.68 trillion current LCU in Spain, a difference of 382.46 billion current LCU.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 30th and Spain ranks 33rd of 83 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.17 trillion current LCU | 339.05 billion current LCU | 826.90 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.92 trillion current LCU | 365.05 billion current LCU | 1.56 trillion current LCU | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher central government debt, total, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Costa Rica, at 2.07 trillion current LCU against 1.68 trillion current LCU in Spain as of 2001.
- What is the difference in central government debt, total between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 382.46 billion current LCU, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2001.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for central government debt, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th and Spain ranks 33rd of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Central government debt, total (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.