Costa Rica vs Jordan: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Costa Rica
16.7%
in 2023
Jordan
16.5%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
19th
Jordan rank
20th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Costa Rica
- Jordan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 16.7% against 16.5% in Jordan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jordan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Jordan ranks 20th of 152 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Jordan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 14.2% | 2.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 8.6% | 7.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 11.0% | 1.2% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 15.0% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
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 Jordan?
- Costa Rica, at 16.7% against 16.5% in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Costa Rica and Jordan?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jordan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Jordan rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th and Jordan ranks 20th 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.