Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP was 3.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP in Costa Rica, 2005–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 3.3% for gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 116.2% on the previous year and up 505.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 3.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
That places Costa Rica 69th out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.8% | — |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -19.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -74.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -79.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +947.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +93.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -70.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +497.9% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +58.9% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +116.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 66 Jamaica 3.6% compare
- 67 Burkina Faso 3.6% compare
- 68 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.5% compare
- 70 Uruguay 3.3% compare
- 71 Poland 2.9% compare
- 72 El Salvador 2.5% 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 equity assets to gdp in Costa Rica?
- Gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Costa Rica was 3.3% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio equity assets to gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio equity assets to gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gross portfolio equity assets to gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 69th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio equity assets to gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 505.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 equity assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio equity assets to GDP. Equity assets include shares, stocks, participation, and similar documents (such as American depository receipts) that usually denote ownership of equity. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79ADDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).