Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) was 15.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in Costa Rica, 2005–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Costa Rica is 15.8%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 282.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 16.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2011.
That places Costa Rica 67th out of 128 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.7% | — |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -20.6% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | +94.9% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +58.5% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | -2.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 15.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.1%, 40% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 15.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.8%, 89% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +94.9% | 3.9% | 7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.4% | 6.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 3.9% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 64 Trinidad and Tobago 17.5% compare
- 65 Cote d'Ivoire 16.0% compare
- 66 Serbia 15.9% compare
- 68 Jordan 15.0% compare
- 69 Estonia 14.7% compare
- 70 Saudi Arabia 14.6% 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 gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Costa Rica?
- Gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Costa Rica was 15.8% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 282.6%. 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 Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP. Debt liabilities cover (1) bonds, debentures, notes, etc., and (2) money market or negotiable debt instruments. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79LEDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).