Bhutan vs Costa Rica: Broad money to total reserves ratio
Broad money to total reserves ratio over time
- Bhutan
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.05 against 2.96 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.09.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bhutan ranks 84th and Costa Rica ranks 81st of 159 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6729 | 3.25 | 2.57 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.6691 | 2.84 | 2.17 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.9377 | 4.19 | 3.25 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.29 | 3.77 | 2.48 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.76 | 4.03 | 1.27 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher broad money to total reserves ratio, Bhutan or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 3.05 against 2.96 in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in broad money to total reserves ratio between Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 0.09, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Costa Rica rank globally for broad money to total reserves ratio?
- Bhutan ranks 84th and Costa Rica ranks 81st of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Broad money to total reserves ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a ratio (a÷b).