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Costa Rica: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU)

-252.19Bcurrent LCU · 2024+69.5% since 2010

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Costa Rica from 1973 to 2024.

19812024

Every year

YearValue (current LCU)Note
2024-252,188,102,929.93
2023206,602,573,854.42
2022-23,435,150,735.64
2021-1,120,336,752,520.45
2020-1,953,325,930,298.37
2019-880,080,445,054.03
2014-1,588,072,209,625.12
2013-1,107,465,000,000
2012-920,182,385,015.73
2011-725,031,532,415.085
2010-826,521,139,880.222
2009-565,957,399,449.158
2008-123,177,485,263.3
2007236,008,505,120.96
2006131,976,702,016.96
2005-75,826,300,000
2004-108,030,200,000
2003-111,600,000,000
2002-206,443,000,000
2001-65,390,000,000
2000-64,620,000,000
1999-63,790,000,000
1998-43,680,000,000
1997-54,820,000,000
1996-69,560,000,000
1995-44,840,000,000
1994-73,460,000,000
1993-2,050,000,000
19928,840,000,000
1991-8,570,000,000
1990-13,200,000,000
1989-6,550,000,000
19882,010,000,000
1987-7,320,000,000
1986-10,570,000,000
1985-2,130,000,000
1984-820,000,000
1983-2,380,000,000
1982-910,000,000
1981-1,800,000,000
1980-2,990,000,000
1979-2,280,000,000
1978-1,250,000,000
1977-690,000,000
1976-500,000,000
1975-190,000,000
197430,000,000
1973-230,000,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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