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% |
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 Côte 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
- 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 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).