Costa Rica vs Iceland: Net incurrence of liabilities, total

Costa Rica
2.6%
in 2024
Iceland
2.6%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
79th
Iceland rank
77th

Net incurrence of liabilities, total over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Iceland
-10010203040197219982024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 2.6% against 2.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 79th and Iceland ranks 77th of 136 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Iceland Difference Ahead
2010s 8.2% 4.0% 4.2% Costa Rica
2020s 5.1% 4.9% 0.2% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net incurrence of liabilities, total, Costa Rica or Iceland?
Iceland, at 2.6% against 2.6% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in net incurrence of liabilities, total between Costa Rica and Iceland?
0.0%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?
5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Iceland rank globally for net incurrence of liabilities, total?
Costa Rica ranks 79th and Iceland ranks 77th of 136 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 3,371 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Net incurrence of government liabilities includes foreign financing (obtained from nonresidents) and domestic financing (obtained from residents), or the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. The net incurrence of liabilities should be offset by the net acquisition of financial assets. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.