Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 16.8% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Costa Rica, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Costa Rica stood at 16.8%.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Costa Rica peaked at 19.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 1998.
Costa Rica ranks 97th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.4% | — |
| 1999 | 17.5% | +21.5% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 15.1% | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 18.8% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 14.4% | 17.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 15.1% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 16.2% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 1 |
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- 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)
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- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 13.85 units per person (2025)
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- 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 regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Costa Rica?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Costa Rica was 16.8% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 1998.
- How does Costa Rica rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Costa Rica ranks 97th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.