Cyclically adjusted balance, General government, Percent of potential in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cyclically adjusted balance, General government, Percent of potential was -2.12 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Cyclically adjusted balance, General government, Percent of potential in Costa Rica, 1997–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cyclically adjusted balance, general government, percent of potential in Costa Rica is -2.12, measured in 2030.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cyclically adjusted balance, general government, percent of potential in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1679 in 2007 and was at its lowest, -7.59, in 2020.
That places Costa Rica 37th out of 88 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Cyclically adjusted balance, General government, Percent of potential in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -3.35 | — |
| 1998 | -3 | -10.4% |
| 1999 | -3.02 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | -3.8 | +25.5% |
| 2001 | -3.51 | -7.5% |
| 2002 | -4.9 | +39.7% |
| 2003 | -3.33 | -32.0% |
| 2004 | -3.26 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | -1.77 | -45.8% |
| 2006 | -0.9954 | -43.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1679 | -116.9% |
| 2008 | -0.2564 | -252.7% |
| 2009 | -2.93 | +1043.0% |
| 2010 | -4.81 | +64.3% |
| 2011 | -3.87 | -19.6% |
| 2012 | -4.37 | +12.8% |
| 2013 | -5.18 | +18.6% |
| 2014 | -5.39 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | -5.48 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | -5.2 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | -6.09 | +17.2% |
| 2018 | -5.86 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | -6.72 | +14.7% |
| 2020 | -7.59 | +12.9% |
| 2021 | -5.73 | -24.4% |
| 2022 | -3.6 | -37.1% |
| 2023 | -3.44 | -4.6% |
| 2024 | -3.9 | +13.3% |
| 2025 | -3.26 | -16.2% |
| 2026 | -3.04 | -6.9% |
| 2027 | -2.72 | -10.4% |
| 2028 | -2.52 | -7.6% |
| 2029 | -2.29 | -8.9% |
| 2030 | -2.12 | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3.12 | -3.35 | -3 | 3 |
| 2000s | -2.46 | -4.9 | 0.1679 | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.3 | -6.72 | -3.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.81 | -7.59 | -2.29 | 10 |
| 2030s | -2.12 | -2.12 | -2.12 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Costa Rica
- Arms imports 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 0 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 0 current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 156.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 0 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 13.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cyclically adjusted balance, general government, percent of potential in Costa Rica?
- Cyclically adjusted balance, general government, percent of potential in Costa Rica was -2.12 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest cyclically adjusted balance, general government, percent of potential recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1679 in 2007.
- What is the lowest cyclically adjusted balance, general government, percent of potential recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.59 in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cyclically adjusted balance, general government, percent of potential?
- Costa Rica ranks 37th out of 88 countries with data for 2030.
- Is cyclically adjusted balance, general government, percent of potential rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Cyclically adjusted balance, General government, Percent of potential GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October