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% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 17.18 is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.69, 83% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 17.18 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.64, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More financial sector data for Costa Rica
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 18.96 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 13.85 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 18.96 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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.