Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 23.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Costa Rica, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Costa Rica stood at 23.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Costa Rica peaked at 28.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2008.
Costa Rica ranks 61st of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 24.4% | — |
| 2002 | 26.6% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 24.8% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 28.2% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | +13.1% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | +8.0% |
| 2025 | 23.6% | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.5% | 18.2% | 28.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 19.3% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 20.6% | 26.1% | 6 |
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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 liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Costa Rica?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Costa Rica was 23.6% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of bank liquid reserves to bank assets is the ratio of domestic currency holdings and deposits with the monetary authorities to claims on other governments, nonfinancial public enterprises, the private sector, and other banking institutions. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.