Costa Rica vs Thailand: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP
Costa Rica
42.38
in 2015
Thailand
42.72
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
111th
Thailand rank
108th
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 42.72 against 42.38 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.34.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 111th and Thailand ranks 108th of 188 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.56 | 9.59 | 5.97 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 23.02 | 14.25 | 8.77 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 29.23 | 22.34 | 6.89 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 91.14 | 40.3 | 50.84 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 42.97 | 24.43 | 18.53 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 33.86 | 44.57 | 10.71 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 35.04 | 41.11 | 6.07 | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp, Costa Rica or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 42.72 against 42.38 in Costa Rica as of 2015.
- What is the difference in gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp between Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 0.34, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2015.
- How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 111th and Thailand ranks 108th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.