Brazil vs Costa Rica: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 8.00 billion against 7.16 billion in Costa Rica, a difference of 831.94 million.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 35th and Costa Rica ranks 37th of 91 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.71 billion | 494.43 million | 8.22 billion | Brazil |
| 2010s | 20.83 billion | 2.56 billion | 18.28 billion | Brazil |
| 2020s | 14.15 billion | 4.73 billion | 9.42 billion | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Brazil, at 8.00 billion against 7.16 billion in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 831.94 million, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Brazil ranks 35th and Costa Rica ranks 37th of 91 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Official reserve currency and deposits (in convertible foreign currencies) with US Dollars (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorit. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.