Broad money growth in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Broad money growth was 5.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Costa Rica, 1961–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for broad money growth in Costa Rica is 5.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.3% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Costa Rica peaked at 154.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -45.5%, in 1997.
Costa Rica ranks 123rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money growth in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -2.9% | — |
| 1962 | 13.1% | -556.6% |
| 1963 | 10.5% | -19.6% |
| 1964 | 7.4% | -29.2% |
| 1965 | 6.6% | -11.3% |
| 1966 | 3.2% | -51.9% |
| 1967 | 33.5% | +955.2% |
| 1968 | -0.7% | -102.0% |
| 1969 | 11.8% | -1870.2% |
| 1970 | 6.9% | -42.0% |
| 1971 | 41.8% | +509.0% |
| 1972 | 19.5% | -53.3% |
| 1973 | 21.9% | +12.2% |
| 1974 | 30.5% | +39.1% |
| 1975 | 42.3% | +38.8% |
| 1976 | 34.4% | -18.8% |
| 1977 | 31.5% | -8.5% |
| 1978 | 27.9% | -11.3% |
| 1979 | 34.9% | +25.1% |
| 1980 | 16.2% | -53.7% |
| 1981 | 87.1% | +439.1% |
| 1982 | 27.4% | -68.6% |
| 1983 | 37.6% | +37.3% |
| 1984 | 17.7% | -52.7% |
| 1985 | 14.3% | -19.2% |
| 1986 | 20.9% | +46.1% |
| 1987 | 16.3% | -22.3% |
| 1988 | 39.8% | +144.8% |
| 1989 | 16.6% | -58.3% |
| 1990 | 27.4% | +64.8% |
| 1991 | 33.7% | +22.9% |
| 1992 | 24.2% | -28.2% |
| 1993 | 15.1% | -37.4% |
| 1994 | 22.0% | +45.3% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | -78.7% |
| 1996 | 47.6% | +915.2% |
| 1997 | -45.5% | -195.6% |
| 1998 | 20.3% | -144.7% |
| 1999 | 30.1% | +48.4% |
| 2000 | 24.0% | -20.3% |
| 2001 | 154.4% | +542.3% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | -87.5% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | +28.0% |
| 2004 | 22.8% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | -17.8% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -58.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -89.8% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +477.2% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +82.8% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | +48.3% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -71.8% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -49.9% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +39.5% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +87.1% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +340.1% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -50.7% |
| 2022 | -2.4% | -126.9% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -311.2% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | +123.9% |
| 2025 | 5.6% | -49.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.2% | -2.9% | 33.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.2% | 6.9% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 14.3% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.0% | -45.5% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 9.2% | 154.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 0.9% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | -2.4% | 17.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 120 Belize 5.9% compare
- 121 Antigua and Barbuda 5.9% compare
- 122 Viet Nam 5.7% compare
- 124 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.4% compare
- 125 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.3% compare
- 126 Albania 5.1% compare
More financial sector data for Costa Rica
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 14.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,421 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 10.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 15.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1163 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 2,323 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 14.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,421 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money growth in Costa Rica?
- Broad money growth in Costa Rica was 5.6% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 154.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -45.5% in 1997.
- How does Costa Rica rank for broad money growth?
- Costa Rica ranks 123rd out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.