Financial Sector in Costa Rica

449 indicators covering financial sector for Costa Rica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Automated teller machines (ATMs) 64 per 100,000 adults 2023 down 11.4% 52nd
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors 25.9% 2021 down 36.7% 86th
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking 11.8% 2021 down 9.7% 86th
Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF 5.01 % change on previous year 2025 up 215.1% 63rd
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre 259,009 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 80.4% 51st
Reserve assets, Assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records 919.61 million 2024 up 912.3% 46th
Net errors and omissions, Net (credits less debits), Adjusted using 106.36 million 2024 up 120.0% 67th
Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) -8.02 billion 2024 down 279.3% 168th
Secondary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less) 582.39 million 2024 up 29.4% 82nd
Services balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) 8.68 billion 2024 up 91.3% 25th
Total current account credit/revenue, Credit/Revenue 39.49 billion 2024 up 122.0% 77th
Current account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) -1.25 billion 2024 up 49.1% 137th
Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) -2.50 billion 2024 up 53.2% 128th
Goods, Credit/Revenue 20.64 billion 2024 up 118.2% 76th
Primary income, Credit/Revenue 1.22 billion 2024 up 255.4% 87th
Services, Credit/Revenue 16.27 billion 2024 up 128.9% 58th
Other investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets 363.90 million 2024 down 52.3% 94th
Stocks traded, turnover ratio of domestic shares 2.0% 2022 down 20.3% 74th
Secondary income, Credit/Revenue 1.37 billion 2024 up 54.6% 109th
Reserve assets, Monetary gold -0 US dollar 2025 down 100.0% 151st
Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 943,214 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 115.4% 65th
Capital account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) 24.26 million 2024 up 196.0% 101st
Total capital account credit/revenue, Credit/Revenue 39.67 million 2024 up 60.1% 114th
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits 7.16 billion US dollar 2025 up 100.8% 37th
Portfolio investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets 3.13 billion 2024 up 848.4% 57th
Other investment, Trade credits and advances 4.25 billion US dollar 2025 up 177.7% 56th
Direct investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets 337.22 million 2024 down 20.5% 71st
Other investment, Loans, Deposit taking corporations, except the 185.95 million US dollar 2025 up 123.3% 86th
International investment position, Assets, Adjusted using IMF 57.35 billion 2024 up 134.3% 73rd
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 259,044 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 80.4% 51st
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) 245,648 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 76.7% 44th
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF 11,521 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 188.3% 55th
Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central 100.0% 2021 up 0.6% 2nd
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations 44,650 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 178.2% 74th
Market capitalization of listed domestic companies 2.23 billion current US$ 2022 up 49.0% 91st
Market capitalization of listed domestic companies 3.1% 2022 down 10.3% 97th
Inward Direct investment, Assets (gross), All financial instruments 82.07 million 2024 down 27.6% 90th
Outward Direct investment, Assets (gross), All financial instruments 264.93 million 2024 down 39.4% 81st
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) 11,487 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 191.0% 53rd
Real effective exchange rate index 118.52 2010 = 100 2025 up 3.3% 19th
Other investment, Trade credits and advances, Other Sectors (BPM6) 4.20 billion US dollar 2025 up 169.5% 51st
Currency in circulation outside of depository corporations 1.18 trillion Domestic currency 2025 up 61.2% 32nd
Domestic Claims, Claims on Public Non-financial Corporations 65.54 billion 2008 up 827.9% 26th
Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP 1.6% 2020 down 3.9% 43rd
Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy 3.3% 2025 down 69.0% 103rd
Broad Money 26.21 trillion Domestic currency 2025 up 71.5% 26th
Securities issued by Central Government 0 Domestic currency 2025 5th
Deposits (including electronic money) in Non-financial corporations 0 Domestic currency 2025 15th
Currency issued by Central Government 0 Domestic currency 2025 10th
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP 11.7% 2021 up 269.6% 95th
Other investment, Other accounts receivable, Deposit taking 10.51 million US dollar 2025 up 10.5% 79th
Life insurance premium volume to GDP 0.2% 2020 up 10.4% 120th
Other investment, Trade credits and advances, Other Sectors (BPM6) 4.07 billion US dollar 2025 up 179.7% 45th
Bank concentration 55.9% 2021 down 3.7% 134th
Bank Z-score 19.61 2021 down 8.6% 53rd
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding 38.9% 2021 up 116.4% 76th
Portfolio investment, Equity and investment fund shares, Deposit 156.55 million US dollar 2025 up 261.0% 43rd
Bank noninterest income to total income 30.4% 2021 up 33.9% 117th
Bank cost to income ratio 62.4% 2021 down 5.6% 48th
Bank return on assets 1.4% 2021 down 11.6% 74th