Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Costa Rica
16.7%
in 2023
Dominican Republic
17.5%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
19th
Dominican Republic rank
17th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 17.5% against 16.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Dominican Republic ranks 17th of 152 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Dominican Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9% | 2.9% | 5.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 9.8% | 5.4% | 4.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 7.2% | 9.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 9.2% | 6.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 15.0% | 5.2% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 16.6% | 1.0% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 17.5% against 16.7% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 0.8%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th and Dominican Republic ranks 17th of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of government spending going to interest payments. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Interest expenditures on government debt, as share of total central government expenditures. Interest expenditures on government debt include payments on long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments.