# Government balance in Costa Rica

Government balance in Costa Rica was 1.5% of GDP in 2024 (estimated). Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

- Indicator id: `government_deficit`
- Place id: `cr`
- Unit: % of GDP
- Definition: General government net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) as a percentage of GDP.
- Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD National Accounts at a Glance: net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, B9S13) (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_NAAG_VI%40DF_NAAG_VI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/oecd
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: OECD data reuse terms: commercial reuse with attribution; dataset-specific restrictions apply
- Citation: OECD. OECD National Accounts at a Glance: net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, B9S13). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_NAAG_VI%40DF_NAAG_VI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/government-balance/costa-rica
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=government_deficit&place=cr

| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 1.5 (estimated) |
| 2023 | -0.6 (estimated) |
| 2022 | -0.2 (estimated) |
| 2021 | -1.8 |
| 2020 | -5.3 |
| 2019 | -3.1 |
| 2018 | -2.9 |
| 2017 | -3.5 |
| 2016 | -2.3 |
| 2015 | -2.4 |
| 2014 | -1.4 |
| 2013 | -2.6 |
| 2012 | -1.7 |
| 2011 | -5.1 |
| 2010 | -6.4 |
| 2009 | -3.3 |
| 2008 | -2.1 |
| 2007 | 0.9 |
| 2006 | 0.1 |
| 2005 | -2.2 |
| 2004 | -1.3 |
| 2003 | -1.1 |
| 2002 | -1.9 |
| 2001 | -1.4 |
| 2000 | -1.4 |