Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 17.18 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Costa Rica, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank branches per 100,000 adults in Costa Rica is 17.18, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Costa Rica peaked at 22.87 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.12, in 2004.
Costa Rica ranks 67th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16.12 | — |
| 2005 | 18.01 | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 18.59 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 20.7 | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 20.41 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 19.99 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 20.06 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 22.87 | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 22.8 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 22.33 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 22.09 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 22.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.57 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 20.53 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 19.68 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 18.95 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 17.18 | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.97 | 16.12 | 20.7 | 6 |
| 2010s | 21.3 | 18.95 | 22.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.18 | 17.18 | 17.18 | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Costa Rica
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 5.79 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 289.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.4016 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 11.97 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 12.48 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 12.48 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 12.48 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,421 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Costa Rica?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Costa Rica was 17.18 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 22.87 in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.12 in 2004.
- How does Costa Rica rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 100,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.