Claims on private sector in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Claims on private sector was 3.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Claims on private sector in Costa Rica, 1961–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual growth as % of broad money.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 3.6% for claims on private sector in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.0% on the previous year and down 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, claims on private sector in Costa Rica peaked at 53.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, -3.0%, in 2019.
Costa Rica ranks 108th of 167 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.
Claims on private sector in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | annual growth as % of broad money | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.0% | — |
| 1962 | 4.6% | +15.4% |
| 1963 | 14.3% | +212.3% |
| 1964 | 21.2% | +48.4% |
| 1965 | 16.2% | -23.5% |
| 1966 | 1.9% | -88.6% |
| 1967 | 10.1% | +442.8% |
| 1968 | 5.6% | -44.5% |
| 1969 | 9.2% | +63.7% |
| 1970 | 19.2% | +110.1% |
| 1971 | 35.6% | +85.0% |
| 1972 | 14.0% | -60.6% |
| 1973 | 10.6% | -24.1% |
| 1974 | 41.8% | +292.4% |
| 1975 | 36.3% | -13.2% |
| 1976 | 20.8% | -42.8% |
| 1977 | 15.7% | -24.1% |
| 1978 | 19.3% | +22.4% |
| 1979 | 14.3% | -25.6% |
| 1980 | 8.6% | -40.1% |
| 1981 | 10.1% | +17.1% |
| 1982 | 15.3% | +52.1% |
| 1983 | 22.7% | +48.2% |
| 1984 | 8.4% | -62.8% |
| 1985 | 7.8% | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 8.4% | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 10.6% | +25.6% |
| 1988 | 7.6% | -28.6% |
| 1989 | 5.0% | -34.5% |
| 1990 | 7.5% | +51.9% |
| 1991 | 6.3% | -16.0% |
| 1992 | 15.5% | +145.7% |
| 1993 | 14.0% | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | -41.6% |
| 1995 | -1.4% | -116.9% |
| 1996 | 19.6% | -1516.1% |
| 1997 | 12.9% | -33.9% |
| 1998 | 53.8% | +315.4% |
| 1999 | 46.1% | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 38.6% | -16.2% |
| 2001 | 37.0% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | -59.1% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | +53.0% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 26.8% | +40.9% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -84.7% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +224.5% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | +46.7% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | -30.6% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -27.5% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -20.5% |
| 2019 | -3.0% | -137.4% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -239.9% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -40.7% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | +223.9% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | -45.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 1.9% | 21.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.8% | 10.6% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 5.0% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.2% | -1.4% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 3.9% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | -3.0% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 2.0% | 6.5% | 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 claims on private sector in Costa Rica?
- Claims on private sector in Costa Rica was 3.6% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest claims on private sector recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest claims on private sector recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.0% in 2019.
- How does Costa Rica rank for claims on private sector?
- Costa Rica ranks 108th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is claims on private sector rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.6%. 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 Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on private sector include gross credit from the financial system to individuals, enterprises, nonfinancial public entities not included under net domestic credit, and financial institutions not included elsewhere. 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 represents the annual percentage growth in the ratio of claims to broad money.