Costa Rica recorded positive results in its public finances at the end of the first half of 2025. The country achieved a primary surplus equivalent to 1 percent of GDPThe company's financial position, thanks to higher tax revenues and a reduction in interest payments on debt.
According to the Ministry of Finance, debt-to-GDP ratio fell to 57.4 percentThis figure is lower than the 59.8 percent reported at the end of 2024. In addition, the financial deficit improved by 0.3 percentage points with respect to the previous year.
Minister of Finance, Rudolf Lücke Bolaños, assured that these achievements strengthen international confidence y consolidate Costa Rica as a country with sounder financesThis is reflected in the decline of the EMBI risk indicator, which closed at 206 basis points, the lowest level among comparable economies.
With these results, the government reaffirms its commitment to fiscal sustainability and the goal of reaching investment grade.