Chile vs Costa Rica: Deficit, Percent of own spending

Chile
-0.2885
in 2020
Costa Rica
-0.2946
in 2014
Chile rank
33rd
Costa Rica rank
35th

Deficit, Percent of own spending over time

  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
-0.200.20.4200220112020

How they compare

Chile currently reports -0.2885 against -0.2946 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0061.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 33rd and Costa Rica ranks 35th of 66 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2459 -0.0643 0.3101 Chile
2010s -0.0072 -0.2408 0.2335 Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deficit, percent of own spending, Chile or Costa Rica?
Chile, at -0.2885 against -0.2946 in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in deficit, percent of own spending between Chile and Costa Rica?
0.0061, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2014.
How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for deficit, percent of own spending?
Chile ranks 33rd and Costa Rica ranks 35th of 66 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Deficit, Percent of own spending (Central government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Deficit, Percent of own spending (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
66 places, 1,155 data points, 1989–2020
Last refreshed

The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.