Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in was 2.53 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in in Costa Rica, 2012–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in in Costa Rica is 2.53 billion, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 1,623.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in in Costa Rica peaked at 2.53 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 146.61 million, in 2015.
That places Costa Rica 29th out of 82 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 359.47 million | — |
| 2013 | 146.85 million | -59.1% |
| 2014 | 152.71 million | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 146.61 million | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 363.16 million | +147.7% |
| 2017 | 230.07 million | -36.6% |
| 2018 | 218.96 million | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 232.84 million | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 345.74 million | +48.5% |
| 2021 | 283.38 million | -18.0% |
| 2022 | 590.62 million | +108.4% |
| 2023 | 685.22 million | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 2.20 billion | +220.9% |
| 2025 | 2.53 billion | +14.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2.53 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.38 billion, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 2.53 billion is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.80 million, 26.9× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 231.34 million | 146.61 million | 363.16 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.10 billion | 283.38 million | 2.53 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in in Costa Rica?
- Memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in in Costa Rica was 2.53 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 146.61 million in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 82 countries with data for 2025.
- Is memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,623.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in Currencies not in SDR basket (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Security). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.