External finance, S1 - Capital outflow restrictions bank credit in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: External finance, S1 - Capital outflow restrictions bank credit was 2 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 90 countries
All-time high
2
in 1980
All-time low
0.5
in 1974
Years of data
42
1973–2014
External finance, S1 - Capital outflow restrictions bank credit in Costa Rica, 1973–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 2 for external finance, s1 - capital outflow restrictions bank credit in 2014. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, external finance, s1 - capital outflow restrictions bank credit in Costa Rica peaked at 2 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1974.
That places Costa Rica 1st out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
External finance, S1 - Capital outflow restrictions bank credit in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.5 | — |
| 1974 | 0.5 | -66.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2 | +300.0% |
| 1981 | 1.5 | -25.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5 | -66.7% |
| 1983 | 1 | +100.0% |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6429 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external finance, s1 - capital outflow restrictions bank credit in Costa Rica?
- External finance, s1 - capital outflow restrictions bank credit in Costa Rica was 2 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest external finance, s1 - capital outflow restrictions bank credit recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1980.
- What is the lowest external finance, s1 - capital outflow restrictions bank credit recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1974.
- How does Costa Rica rank for external finance, s1 - capital outflow restrictions bank credit?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is external finance, s1 - capital outflow restrictions bank credit rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of External finance, S1 - Capital outflow restrictions bank credit. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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