Costa Rica

Fiscal Balance

-7.52
percent of GDP
Dec 84Dec 87Dec 90Dec 93Dec 96Dec 99Dec 02Dec 05Dec 08Dec 11Dec 14Dec 17Dec 20-9.000-6.000-3.0000.0003.000
  • Costa Rica
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

151
Latvia-7.3
152
Guyana-7.39
153
Greece-7.4
153
Egypt-7.4
155
Uganda-7.5
156
Costa Rica-7.52
156
Chile-7.52
158
Tunisia-7.71
159
Namibia-7.8
160
Kenya-7.9
160
Suriname-7.9

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Definition of Fiscal Balance

The fiscal (budget) balance is the difference between government revenue and government expenditure. We express the value as percent of GDP to relate it to the size of the economy.

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