Costa Rica vs Togo: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Costa Rica
16.7%
in 2023
Togo
16.2%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
19th
Togo rank
22nd
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Costa Rica
- Togo
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 16.7% against 16.2% in Togo, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Togo ranks 22nd of 152 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Togo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 6.7% | 7.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 9.4% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 15.9% | 0.3% | Togo |
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 Togo?
- Costa Rica, at 16.7% against 16.2% in Togo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Costa Rica and Togo?
- 0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Togo?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Togo rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th and Togo ranks 22nd 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.