Costa Rica vs Peru: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 15.14 billion against 7.16 billion in Costa Rica, a difference of 7.98 billion.
That makes Peru's figure about 2.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 11th and Peru ranks 9th of 88 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 494.43 million | 3.20 billion | 2.70 billion | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.63 billion | 14.17 billion | 12.54 billion | Peru |
| 2020s | 4.51 billion | 11.73 billion | 7.21 billion | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets, Costa Rica or Peru?
- Peru, at 15.14 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 Costa Rica and Peru?
- 7.98 billion, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th and Peru ranks 9th of 88 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, banks and other financial institutions outside reporting country (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Mon. 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.