Bank cost to income ratio in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Bank cost to income ratio was 62.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank cost to income ratio in Costa Rica, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 62.4% for bank cost to income ratio in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Costa Rica peaked at 75.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 62.4%, in 2021.
That places Costa Rica 48th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.4% | — |
| 2001 | 73.2% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 73.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 70.2% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 70.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 64.6% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 68.9% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 69.5% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 66.1% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 64.3% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 69.5% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 68.3% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 66.4% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 64.4% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 62.4% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.8% | 64.6% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 64.0% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 62.4% | 66.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 45 Bosnia and Herzegovina 62.8% compare
- 46 United States of America 62.7% compare
- 47 Belgium 62.4% compare
- 49 Taiwan, China 61.7% compare
- 50 Netherlands 61.2% compare
- 51 South Africa 61.0% compare
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 cost to income ratio in Costa Rica?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Costa Rica was 62.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.4% in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Costa Rica ranks 48th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank cost to income ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2090 / (data2080 + data2085). All Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.