Costa Rica vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- Costa Rica
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 16.6% against 5.5% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 11.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 3.0 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 155 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 1.8% | 6.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 3.8% | 7.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 4.8% | 11.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Costa Rica or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Costa Rica, at 16.6% against 5.5% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 11.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for interest payments?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.