Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 6.88 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Costa Rica, 1982–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 6.88 for lending rate, percent per annum in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Costa Rica peaked at 38.88 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.51, in 2021.
Costa Rica ranks 95th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 25 | — |
| 1983 | 23.25 | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 18 | -22.6% |
| 1985 | 20.92 | +16.2% |
| 1986 | 21.8 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 23.82 | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 28.69 | +20.4% |
| 1989 | 29.17 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 32.56 | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 38.88 | +19.4% |
| 1992 | 28.46 | -26.8% |
| 1993 | 30.02 | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 33.03 | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 36.7 | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 26.27 | -28.4% |
| 1997 | 22.48 | -14.5% |
| 1998 | 22.47 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 25.74 | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 24.89 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 23.83 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 26.42 | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 25.58 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 23.43 | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 24.66 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 22.19 | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 12.8 | -42.3% |
| 2008 | 15.83 | +23.7% |
| 2009 | 19.72 | +24.6% |
| 2010 | 17.09 | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 16.15 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 18.21 | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 15.19 | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 14.9 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 14.23 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 11.64 | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 11.37 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 11.12 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 8.75 | -21.4% |
| 2020 | 6.64 | -24.1% |
| 2021 | 5.51 | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 7.36 | +33.5% |
| 2023 | 9.1 | +23.6% |
| 2024 | 7.33 | -19.4% |
| 2025 | 6.88 | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.83 | 18 | 29.17 | 8 |
| 1990s | 29.66 | 22.47 | 38.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.93 | 12.8 | 26.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.86 | 8.75 | 18.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.14 | 5.51 | 9.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 92 Philippines 7.1 compare
- 93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.06 compare
- 94 Panama 6.91 compare
- 96 Grenada 6.86 compare
- 97 Kosovo 6.65 compare
- 98 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.52 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 lending rate, percent per annum in Costa Rica?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Costa Rica was 6.88 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 38.88 in 1991.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.51 in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Costa Rica ranks 95th out of 144 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Lending Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.