Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) was -2.69 billion in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Costa Rica, 2011–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Costa Rica stood at -2.69 billion.
The figure is down 362.4% on the previous year and down 123.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Costa Rica peaked at -580.80 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, -3.90 billion, in 2023.
That places Costa Rica 68th out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -1.12 billion | — |
| 2012 | -1.80 billion | +60.4% |
| 2013 | -1.32 billion | -26.7% |
| 2014 | -1.22 billion | -7.6% |
| 2015 | -1.20 billion | -1.2% |
| 2016 | -1.34 billion | +11.3% |
| 2017 | -1.22 billion | -9.2% |
| 2018 | -2.29 billion | +88.3% |
| 2019 | -2.59 billion | +13.2% |
| 2020 | -1.31 billion | -49.5% |
| 2021 | -1.57 billion | +19.8% |
| 2022 | -3.34 billion | +112.9% |
| 2023 | -3.90 billion | +16.8% |
| 2024 | -580.80 million | -85.1% |
| 2025 | -2.69 billion | +362.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -1.57 billion | -2.59 billion | -1.12 billion | 9 |
| 2020s | -2.23 billion | -3.90 billion | -580.80 million | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 14.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,421 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Costa Rica?
- Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Costa Rica was -2.69 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was -580.80 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.90 billion in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal)?
- Costa Rica ranks 68th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 123.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Total (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Security). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.