Liquid liabilities to GDP in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 42.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Costa Rica, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, liquid liabilities to gdp in Costa Rica stood at 42.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 56.9% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1997.
That places Costa Rica 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.6% | — |
| 1961 | 18.6% | -5.1% |
| 1962 | 19.4% | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 20.0% | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 20.3% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 19.9% | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 18.8% | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 23.2% | +23.5% |
| 1968 | 20.9% | -10.2% |
| 1969 | 21.1% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 19.6% | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 25.4% | +29.6% |
| 1972 | 26.4% | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 26.0% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 26.1% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 29.2% | +11.9% |
| 1976 | 31.9% | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 32.9% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 36.7% | +11.5% |
| 1979 | 43.2% | +17.8% |
| 1980 | 41.9% | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 56.9% | +35.7% |
| 1982 | 42.4% | -25.4% |
| 1983 | 44.0% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 41.1% | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 38.7% | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 37.6% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 37.9% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 43.1% | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 41.3% | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 42.8% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 34.0% | -20.7% |
| 1992 | 32.3% | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 31.4% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 31.7% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 26.3% | -17.1% |
| 1996 | 33.2% | +26.5% |
| 1997 | 15.0% | -54.9% |
| 1998 | 15.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 16.9% | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 20.5% | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | +37.3% |
| 2021 | 42.1% | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.2% | 18.6% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.7% | 19.6% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.5% | 37.6% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.9% | 15.0% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 18.5% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 24.7% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 38.7% | 42.1% | 2 |
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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 liquid liabilities to gdp in Costa Rica?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Costa Rica was 42.1% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9% in 1981.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1997.
- How does Costa Rica rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. 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 Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.