Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP) was 50.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, monetary sector credit to private sector in Costa Rica stood at 50.0%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Costa Rica peaked at 59.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 1995.
That places Costa Rica 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.0% | — |
| 1961 | 27.2% | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 25.8% | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 26.7% | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 29.2% | +9.4% |
| 1965 | 29.9% | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 27.7% | -7.3% |
| 1967 | 27.4% | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 25.9% | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 25.2% | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 25.4% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 29.6% | +16.5% |
| 1972 | 28.8% | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 25.6% | -11.3% |
| 1974 | 28.0% | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 29.5% | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 28.9% | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 26.6% | -7.8% |
| 1978 | 28.7% | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 29.7% | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 27.9% | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 23.3% | -16.5% |
| 1982 | 18.7% | -19.5% |
| 1983 | 21.4% | +14.1% |
| 1984 | 19.9% | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 19.0% | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 17.9% | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 19.0% | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 17.8% | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 16.3% | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 15.8% | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 11.0% | -30.5% |
| 1992 | 12.5% | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 14.3% | +15.1% |
| 1994 | 14.0% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 10.7% | -23.3% |
| 1996 | 13.6% | +26.8% |
| 1997 | 14.8% | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 19.1% | +28.7% |
| 1999 | 22.5% | +17.8% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 28.5% | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 30.6% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 35.5% | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 37.5% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 43.4% | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 48.9% | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 43.7% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 45.5% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 46.9% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 49.1% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 54.5% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 58.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 54.9% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 58.8% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 50.4% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 49.5% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 50.3% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 50.0% | -0.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 50.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 63.2%, 79% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 50.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.1%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.2% | 25.2% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.1% | 25.4% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.1% | 16.3% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 10.7% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.1% | 25.5% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 43.7% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 49.5% | 58.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 71 Saint Lucia 51.7% compare
- 72 Trinidad and Tobago 50.4% compare
- 73 Saudi Arabia 50.1% compare
- 75 Greece 48.5% compare
- 76 Vanuatu 48.5% compare
- 77 Czechia 48.0% 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 monetary sector credit to private sector in Costa Rica?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Costa Rica was 50.0% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 1995.
- How does Costa Rica rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.