Costa Rica vs Portugal: Reserves excluding gold
Costa Rica
12.48 billion SDR
in 2025
Portugal
11.03 billion SDR
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
65th
Portugal rank
68th
Reserves excluding gold over time
- Costa Rica
- Portugal
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 12.48 billion SDR against 11.03 billion SDR in Portugal, a difference of 1.45 billion SDR.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 65th and Portugal ranks 68th of 188 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.75 million SDR | 284.80 million SDR | 272.05 million SDR | Portugal |
| 1960s | 15.04 million SDR | 408.11 million SDR | 393.07 million SDR | Portugal |
| 1970s | 67.07 million SDR | 716.61 million SDR | 649.53 million SDR | Portugal |
| 1980s | 343.74 million SDR | 1.86 billion SDR | 1.51 billion SDR | Portugal |
| 1990s | 726.14 million SDR | 11.14 billion SDR | 10.41 billion SDR | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.70 billion SDR | 3.70 billion SDR | 2.00 billion SDR | Portugal |
| 2010s | 4.85 billion SDR | 4.12 billion SDR | 726.33 million SDR | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 8.27 billion SDR | 7.56 billion SDR | 711.23 million SDR | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Costa Rica or Portugal?
- Costa Rica, at 12.48 billion SDR against 11.03 billion SDR in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 1.45 billion SDR, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for reserves excluding gold?
- Costa Rica ranks 65th and Portugal ranks 68th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.