Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) - Costa Rica
Value & RankThe Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of Costa Rica is 19.6 (% of total external debt) with a global rank of 32.
Costa Rica compared to other CountriesThe Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of Costa Rica is similar to that of Albania, Ghana, Romania, Mexico, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Montenegro, Turkmenistan, Nicaragua, Tanzania with a respective Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of 21.3, 20.7, 20.5, 20.4, 20.3, 19.2, 19.0, 18.6, 18.3, 18.2 (% of total external debt) and a global rank of 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37.10 years declineCosta Rica's Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) had a negative growth (decline) of 33.3 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Last 10 years averageCosta Rica had an average Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of 30.5 (% of total external debt) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Costa Rica during the Great RecessionCosta Rica's Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) had a negative growth (decline) of 18.0% during the Great RecessionCosta Rica since the end of the Great RecessionCosta Rica's Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) had a negative growth (decline) of 28.5% since the end of the Great Recession
Costa Rica compared to other CountriesThe Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of Costa Rica is similar to that of Albania, Ghana, Romania, Mexico, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Montenegro, Turkmenistan, Nicaragua, Tanzania with a respective Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of 21.3, 20.7, 20.5, 20.4, 20.3, 19.2, 19.0, 18.6, 18.3, 18.2 (% of total external debt) and a global rank of 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37.10 years declineCosta Rica's Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) had a negative growth (decline) of 33.3 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Last 10 years averageCosta Rica had an average Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of 30.5 (% of total external debt) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Costa Rica during the Great RecessionCosta Rica's Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) had a negative growth (decline) of 18.0% during the Great RecessionCosta Rica since the end of the Great RecessionCosta Rica's Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) had a negative growth (decline) of 28.5% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 8.62 |
1992 | 8.86 |
1993 | 9.79 |
1994 | 10.35 |
1995 | 11.53 |
1996 | 11.01 |
1997 | 15.64 |
1998 | 17.60 |
1999 | 18.45 |
2000 | 20.32 |
2001 | 23.70 |
2002 | 29.42 |
2003 | 28.66 |
2004 | 29.07 |
2005 | 32.14 |
2006 | 33.49 |
2007 | 38.28 |
2008 | 43.12 |
2009 | 27.48 |
2010 | 28.43 |
2011 | 26.21 |
2012 | 19.64 |
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Albania | 27 | 21.3 |
Ghana | 28 | 20.7 |
Romania | 29 | 20.5 |
Mexico | 30 | 20.4 |
South Africa | 31 | 20.3 |
Costa Rica | 32 | 19.6 |
Zimbabwe | 33 | 19.2 |
Montenegro | 34 | 19.0 |
Turkmenistan | 35 | 18.6 |
Nicaragua | 36 | 18.3 |
Tanzania | 37 | 18.2 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators