Central bank assets to GDP (%) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Central bank assets to GDP (%) was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Central bank assets to GDP in Costa Rica, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0% for central bank assets to gdp in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of down 99.5% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central bank assets to gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 23.7% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
Costa Rica ranks 182nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Central bank assets to GDP (%) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6% | — |
| 1961 | 1.0% | +49.1% |
| 1962 | 1.2% | +20.1% |
| 1963 | 1.6% | +42.6% |
| 1964 | 2.8% | +72.2% |
| 1965 | 2.9% | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 4.2% | +46.6% |
| 1967 | 5.4% | +27.5% |
| 1968 | 6.2% | +14.2% |
| 1969 | 5.3% | -14.5% |
| 1970 | 5.1% | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 4.8% | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 5.2% | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 3.7% | -28.4% |
| 1974 | 4.1% | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 4.7% | +16.6% |
| 1976 | 5.7% | +20.9% |
| 1977 | 6.5% | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 12.4% | +92.7% |
| 1979 | 15.6% | +25.1% |
| 1980 | 17.5% | +12.4% |
| 1981 | 23.7% | +35.6% |
| 1982 | 13.6% | -42.9% |
| 1983 | 22.7% | +67.7% |
| 1984 | 20.3% | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 17.7% | -12.8% |
| 1986 | 19.5% | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 17.1% | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 16.2% | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 13.6% | -15.7% |
| 1990 | 13.2% | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 8.9% | -32.8% |
| 1992 | 6.7% | -24.9% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 5.8% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 12.7% | +114.3% |
| 1997 | 12.2% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 7.7% | -34.5% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | -33.7% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -61.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -31.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -23.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -21.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -22.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -27.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -33.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -48.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +9218.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -99.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.7%, 0% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.7%, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Central bank assets to 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +9218.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1% | 0.6% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.8% | 3.7% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.2% | 13.6% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 5.8% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.5% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
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 central bank assets to gdp in Costa Rica?
- Central bank assets to gdp in Costa Rica was 0.0% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central bank assets to gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 1981.
- What is the lowest central bank assets to gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for central bank assets to gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 182nd out of 183 countries with data for 2021.
- Is central bank assets to gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central bank assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by the Central Bank as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is Central Bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Central Bank claims (IFS lines 12, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).