Costa Rica External Debt (% of GDP)

Costa Rica External Debt

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This chart displays External Debt (% of GDP) for Costa Rica from 2013 to 2022.

	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
External Debt (% of GDP)	46.8	47.9	49.7	49.1	51.5
External Debt (USD bn)	29.1	30.8	30.9	31.6	35.1

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