Annual government: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Annual government: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) was -40,693 National currency in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators in Costa Rica, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded -40,693 National currency for annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators in 2025.
The figure is down 105.4% on the previous year and up 94.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators in Costa Rica peaked at 752,875 National currency in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.94 million National currency, in 2020.
That places Costa Rica 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual government: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -65,148 National currency | — |
| 2001 | -73,079 National currency | +12.2% |
| 2002 | -116,290 National currency | +59.1% |
| 2003 | -77,795 National currency | -33.1% |
| 2004 | -105,154 National currency | +35.2% |
| 2005 | -210,056 National currency | +99.8% |
| 2006 | 14,396 National currency | -106.9% |
| 2007 | 131,376 National currency | +812.6% |
| 2008 | -335,329 National currency | -355.2% |
| 2009 | -574,897 National currency | +71.4% |
| 2010 | -1.27 million National currency | +120.8% |
| 2011 | -1.09 million National currency | -13.8% |
| 2012 | -411,223 National currency | -62.4% |
| 2013 | -665,666 National currency | +61.9% |
| 2014 | -394,889 National currency | -40.7% |
| 2015 | -735,210 National currency | +86.2% |
| 2016 | -738,008 National currency | +0.4% |
| 2017 | -1.19 million National currency | +60.6% |
| 2018 | -1.04 million National currency | -12.3% |
| 2019 | -1.17 million National currency | +12.4% |
| 2020 | -1.94 million National currency | +65.9% |
| 2021 | -741,060 National currency | -61.8% |
| 2022 | -72,794 National currency | -90.2% |
| 2023 | -281,420 National currency | +286.6% |
| 2024 | 752,875 National currency | -367.5% |
| 2025 | -40,693 National currency | -105.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's -40,693 National currency is above the median for high income countries, which is -47,380 National currency, 86% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's -40,693 National currency is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.11 million National currency, 2% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual government: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +812.6% | 14,396 National currency | 131,376 National currency |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -141,198 National currency | -574,897 National currency | 131,376 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | -870,253 National currency | -1.27 million National currency | -394,889 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | -387,079 National currency | -1.94 million National currency | 752,875 National currency | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators in Costa Rica?
- Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators in Costa Rica was -40,693 National currency in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 752,875 National currency in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.94 million National currency in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Balancing items) — Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table presents the full sequence of non-financial accounts for the General Government sector and its sub-sectors from the production account to the capital account. It shows the balancing items and is designed to be used in conjunction with the tables entitled ‘Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Revenue)’ and ‘Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Expenditure)’. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter in order to view the full sequence of non-financial accounts. Alternatively, specific lines within the sequence can be selected using the ‘Transaction’ filter to compare this item for combinations of sectors, countries and time periods. It is also possible to select the government sub-sectors – central, local and state (regional) government and social security funds – using the ‘Institutional sector’ filter.These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE12 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org