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% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 3.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 9% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 3.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.5%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross portfolio equity assets 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +947.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
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
- 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 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).