Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.9893 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9893
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
34th
of 80 countries
All-time high
1.23
in 2016
All-time low
0.9861
in 2019
Years of data
19
2002–2020

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Costa Rica, 2002–2020

00.250.50.7511.22002201120202002: 0.9922003: 0.9942004: 0.9952005: 0.9942006: 0.9952007: 0.9952008: 0.9932009: 0.9892010: 0.9912011: 0.9932012: 0.9892013: 0.9932014: 0.9932015: 0.9932016: 1.22017: 1.22018: 1.12019: 0.9862020: 0.989

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Costa Rica is 0.9893, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Costa Rica peaked at 1.23 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9861, in 2019.

Costa Rica ranks 34th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Costa Rica, 2002 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2002 0.9924
2003 0.994 +0.2%
2004 0.9952 +0.1%
2005 0.9945 -0.1%
2006 0.9948 +0.0%
2007 0.9947 -0.0%
2008 0.9928 -0.2%
2009 0.9888 -0.4%
2010 0.9914 +0.3%
2011 0.9931 +0.2%
2012 0.989 -0.4%
2013 0.9927 +0.4%
2014 0.993 +0.0%
2015 0.9932 +0.0%
2016 1.23 +24.3%
2017 1.18 -4.5%
2018 1.14 -3.0%
2019 0.9861 -13.8%
2020 0.9893 +0.3%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.9893 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9354, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.9893 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9886, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9934 0.9888 0.9952 8
2010s 1.05 0.9861 1.23 10
2020s 0.9893 0.9893 0.9893 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 31 Georgia 0.9931 compare
  2. 32 Slovakia 0.9913 compare
  3. 33 Slovenia 0.9912 compare
  4. 35 Lithuania 0.9889 compare
  5. 36 Peru 0.9879 compare
  6. 37 Ukraine 0.9877 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Costa Rica?
Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Costa Rica was 0.9893 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1.23 in 2016.
What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9861 in 2019.
How does Costa Rica rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Costa Rica ranks 34th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
80 places, 1,616 data points, 1972–2020
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