Financial Sector in Costa Rica 449 indicators covering financial sector for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Bank return on assets 0.8% 2021 down 30.8% 114th Bank return on equity 11.8% 2021 down 4.6% 89th Bank return on equity 6.9% 2021 down 25.3% 129th Bank overhead costs to total assets 3.9% 2021 down 13.9% 34th Other investment, Loans, Deposit taking corporations, except the 157.87 million US dollar 2025 up 159.4% 65th Other investment, Loans, Deposit taking corporations, except the 28.08 million US dollar 2025 up 25.2% 76th Bank net interest margin 5.2% 2021 down 12.0% 37th Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans 2.0% 2025 up 23.1% 111th Rate 0.04 2024 — 60th International migrant stock, total 628,404 2024 up 52.6% 76th International migrant stock 12.2% 2024 up 43.5% 71st Bank capital to assets ratio 10.8% 2025 up 36.5% 47th Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities 0 US dollar 2025 — 111th Financial derivatives (other than reserves) and employee stock options -130.30 million US dollar 2025 down 461.1% 132nd Borrowers from commercial banks 259.81 per 1,000 adults 2024 up 20.7% 48th Financial derivatives (other than reserves) and employee stock -11.08 million 2024 down 187.5% 104th Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations 2.25 billion US dollar 2025 up 239.4% 56th Other investment, Trade credits and advances, Non financial 4.20 billion US dollar 2025 up 169.5% 38th Other investment, Currency and deposits, Central bank 0 US dollar 2025 — 67th Other investment, Currency and deposits, Non financial corporations 7.34 billion US dollar 2025 up 25.9% 42nd 5-bank asset concentration 74.66 2021 down 0.8% 114th Depositors with commercial banks 1,958 per 1,000 adults 2024 up 87.7% 6th Domestic Claims, Claims on Other Financial Corporations 184.46 billion 2008 up 518.1% 18th Bank lending-deposit spread 4.05 2020 down 65.5% 79th Restricted Deposits 2.34 billion 2008 up 532.8% 39th Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP -1.31 2031 up 58.2% 18th Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum 3.25 2025 up 44.4% 58th Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets 16.8% 2020 down 5.2% 97th Bank non-performing loans to gross loans 2.4% 2020 up 31.0% 95th Currency in circulation outside of depository corporations 1.14 trillion Domestic currency 2024 up 65.4% 31st Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP 9.4% 2020 up 184.0% 56th International debt issues to GDP 13.3% 2020 up 271.8% 81st Broad Money 24.81 trillion Domestic currency 2024 up 68.9% 26th Bank capital to total assets 9.7% 2020 down 2.2% 79th Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets 17.09 billion 2025 up 118.1% 55th Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets 17.09 billion 2025 up 118.1% 55th Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets 16.39 billion 2025 up 115.1% 46th Loans from nonresident banks (net) to GDP -0.3% 2021 down 153.2% 80th Securities issued by Central Government 0 Domestic currency 2024 — 5th Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets 7.16 billion 2025 up 100.8% 37th Deposits (including electronic money) in Non-financial corporations 0 Domestic currency 2024 — 15th Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets 9.23 billion 2025 up 127.8% 48th Provisions to nonperforming loans 51.6% 2020 up 9.0% 93rd Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets 596.25 million 2025 up 224.5% 56th Currency issued by Central Government 0 Domestic currency 2024 — 10th Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets 0 2025 down 100.0% 86th Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets -3.26 billion 2025 down 102.5% 51st Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets 97.69 million 2025 up 252.1% 55th Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets 7.16 billion 2025 up 223.5% 11th National Definitions of Money, Base Money 4.25 trillion Domestic currency 2025 up 82.3% 24th Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets 0 2025 down 100.0% 79th Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people 1.96 2020 down 0.2% 83rd Wholesale price index 161.06 2010 = 100 1993 up 258.2% 11th Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP 3.3% 2020 up 505.7% 69th Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in 17.09 billion 2025 up 118.1% 50th Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in 14.56 billion 2025 up 89.4% 51st Bank branches per 100,000 adults 17.18 2020 down 14.3% 67th Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets -3.26 billion 2025 down 102.5% 50th Domestic Claims, Claims on State and Local Government or Official 0 2008 — 81st Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP 15.8% 2020 up 282.6% 67th ← Previous Page 6 of 8 Next →