Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP was 71.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Costa Rica, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Costa Rica is 71.6%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 71.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1995.
That places Costa Rica 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.0% | — |
| 1961 | 27.2% | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 25.8% | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 28.1% | +9.3% |
| 1964 | 30.0% | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 31.0% | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 28.8% | -7.4% |
| 1967 | 27.8% | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 26.3% | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 25.5% | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 25.9% | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 30.6% | +18.0% |
| 1972 | 30.4% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 27.3% | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 30.5% | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 32.1% | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 31.4% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 29.7% | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 33.0% | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 39.3% | +19.2% |
| 1980 | 41.3% | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 26.2% | -36.6% |
| 1982 | 22.4% | -14.5% |
| 1983 | 25.1% | +11.9% |
| 1984 | 23.2% | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 22.2% | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 20.5% | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 21.3% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 21.1% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 20.0% | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 20.6% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 13.0% | -36.7% |
| 1992 | 13.4% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 15.1% | +12.4% |
| 1994 | 16.3% | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 17.4% | +42.6% |
| 1997 | 19.5% | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 23.0% | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 26.0% | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 29.5% | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 32.3% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 42.3% | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 42.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 46.8% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 51.7% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 52.8% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 55.2% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 58.8% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 62.1% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 65.9% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 71.6% | -0.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 71.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 94.1%, 76% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 71.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 62.3%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.8% | 25.5% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.0% | 25.9% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.3% | 20.0% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.6% | 12.2% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.5% | 29.5% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 49.4% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 71.6% | 71.9% | 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 deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Costa Rica?
- Deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Costa Rica was 71.6% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1995.
- How does Costa Rica rank for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. 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 (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit money banks'' 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 deposit money banks 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 deposit money 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. Deposit money bank assets (IFS lines 22, 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).