Costa Rica vs Georgia: Deficit, Percent of own spending

Costa Rica
-0.2946
in 2014
Georgia
-0.2775
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
35th
Georgia rank
32nd

Deficit, Percent of own spending over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Georgia
-0.4-0.2-0199520072020

How they compare

Georgia currently reports -0.2775 against -0.2946 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0171.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Georgia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 35th and Georgia ranks 32nd of 66 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Georgia Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0976 -0.0386 0.0591 Georgia
2010s -0.2408 -0.0753 0.1655 Georgia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deficit, percent of own spending, Costa Rica or Georgia?
Georgia, at -0.2775 against -0.2946 in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in deficit, percent of own spending between Costa Rica and Georgia?
0.0171, with Georgia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Georgia?
13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2014.
How do Costa Rica and Georgia rank globally for deficit, percent of own spending?
Costa Rica ranks 35th and Georgia ranks 32nd 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.