External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bank credit in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bank credit was 2 in 2014. ▲ Rising
External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bank credit in Costa Rica, 1980–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit in Costa Rica stood at 2. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit in Costa Rica peaked at 2 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1982.
Costa Rica ranks 1st of 59 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bank credit in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.5 | — |
| 1981 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5 | -66.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.5 | +200.0% |
| 1993 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2 | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Costa Rica
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 5.79 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 289.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.4016 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 11.97 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 12.48 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 12.48 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 12.48 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,421 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit in Costa Rica?
- External finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit in Costa Rica was 2 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2013.
- What is the lowest external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1982.
- How does Costa Rica rank for external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 59 countries with data for 2014.
- Is external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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, S2 - Inflow restrictions bank credit. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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