Broad money (% of GDP) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Broad money (% of GDP) was 50.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Broad money in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 50.2% for broad money in 2025.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Costa Rica peaked at 56.9% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1997.
Costa Rica ranks 102nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Broad money (% of GDP) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.6% | — |
| 1961 | 18.6% | -5.1% |
| 1962 | 19.4% | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 20.0% | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 20.3% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 19.9% | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 18.8% | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 23.2% | +23.5% |
| 1968 | 20.9% | -10.2% |
| 1969 | 21.1% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 19.6% | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 25.4% | +29.6% |
| 1972 | 26.4% | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 26.0% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 26.1% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 29.2% | +11.9% |
| 1976 | 31.9% | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 32.9% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 36.7% | +11.5% |
| 1979 | 43.2% | +17.8% |
| 1980 | 41.9% | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 56.9% | +35.7% |
| 1982 | 42.4% | -25.4% |
| 1983 | 44.0% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 41.1% | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 38.7% | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 37.6% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 37.9% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 43.1% | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 41.3% | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 42.8% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 34.0% | -20.7% |
| 1992 | 32.3% | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 31.4% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 31.7% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 26.3% | -17.1% |
| 1996 | 33.2% | +26.5% |
| 1997 | 15.0% | -54.9% |
| 1998 | 15.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 16.9% | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 41.3% | +124.0% |
| 2002 | 43.4% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 48.7% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 52.9% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 53.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 56.6% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 56.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 49.3% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 50.6% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 46.6% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 44.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 54.5% | +21.9% |
| 2021 | 53.5% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 46.3% | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 49.8% | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 50.2% | +0.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 50.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.3%, 60% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 50.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.4%, 77% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Broad money (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +124.0% | 18.5% | 41.3% |
| 1997 | -54.9% | 33.2% | 15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.2% | 18.6% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.7% | 19.6% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.5% | 37.6% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.9% | 15.0% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 18.5% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 44.7% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 46.3% | 54.5% | 6 |
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 broad money in Costa Rica?
- Broad money in Costa Rica was 50.2% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9% in 1981.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1997.
- How does Costa Rica rank for broad money?
- Costa Rica ranks 102nd out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.