Bank capital to total assets (%) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Bank capital to total assets (%) was 9.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank capital to total assets in Costa Rica, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 9.7% for bank capital to total assets in 2020.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to total assets in Costa Rica peaked at 13.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2016.
That places Costa Rica 79th out of 139 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Bank capital to total assets (%) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.8% | — |
| 1999 | 10.9% | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +19.4% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +42.6% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | -27.1% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -4.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 9.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.4%, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 9.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.5%, 93% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank capital to total assets (%) in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +42.6% | 9.4% | 13.4% |
| 2009 | -27.1% | 13.3% | 9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 9.8% | 10.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 9.4% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 9.4% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 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 capital to total assets in Costa Rica?
- Bank capital to total assets in Costa Rica was 9.7% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank capital to total assets recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank capital to total assets recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2016.
- How does Costa Rica rank for bank capital to total assets?
- Costa Rica ranks 79th out of 139 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank capital to total assets rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank capital to total assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of bank capital and reserves to total assets. Capital and reserves include funds contributed by owners, retained earnings, general and special reserves, provisions, and valuation adjustments. Capital includes tier 1 capital (paid-up shares and common stock), which is a common feature in all countries' banking systems, and total regulatory capital, which includes several specified types of subordinated debt instruments that need not be repaid if the funds are required to maintain minimum capital levels (these comprise tier 2 and tier 3 capital). Total assets include all nonfinancial and financial assets. Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.