Costa Rica vs Mauritius: Deficit, Percent of own spending

Costa Rica
-0.2946
in 2014
Mauritius
-0.2978
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
35th
Mauritius rank
36th

Deficit, Percent of own spending over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mauritius
-0.3-0.2-0.1-00.1200220112020

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports -0.2946 against -0.2978 in Mauritius, a difference of 0.0032.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 35th and Mauritius ranks 36th of 66 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mauritius Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0976 -0.1833 0.0856 Costa Rica
2010s -0.2408 -0.1256 0.1152 Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deficit, percent of own spending, Costa Rica or Mauritius?
Costa Rica, at -0.2946 against -0.2978 in Mauritius as of 2014.
What is the difference in deficit, percent of own spending between Costa Rica and Mauritius?
0.0032, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mauritius?
13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2014.
How do Costa Rica and Mauritius rank globally for deficit, percent of own spending?
Costa Rica ranks 35th and Mauritius ranks 36th 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.