Domestic credit to private sector in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Domestic credit to private sector was 51.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector in Costa Rica, 2005–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, domestic credit to private sector in Costa Rica stood at 51.0%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Costa Rica peaked at 60.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 2005.
That places Costa Rica 76th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35.9% | — |
| 2006 | 37.9% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 49.4% | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 47.7% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 46.0% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 49.7% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 53.1% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 58.6% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 59.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 60.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 55.9% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 59.7% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 51.4% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 50.5% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 51.2% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 51.0% | -0.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 51.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.0%, 78% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 51.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 45.9%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.9% | 35.9% | 49.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 44.3% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 50.5% | 59.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 73 Bahamas 51.9% compare
- 74 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 51.8% compare
- 75 Saint Lucia 51.7% compare
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 50.4% compare
- 78 Saudi Arabia 50.1% compare
- 79 Greece 48.5% compare
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 domestic credit to private sector in Costa Rica?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Costa Rica was 51.0% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 60.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. 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.