Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita was 526,547 units per person in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Costa Rica, 1960–2008
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2008, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Costa Rica stood at 526,547 units per person. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 393.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 526,547 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 306.33 units per person, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 21st of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 327.08 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 306.33 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1962 | 335.73 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1963 | 360.83 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 369.96 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 375.93 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 378.48 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 490.49 units per person | +29.6% |
| 1968 | 488.41 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 536.47 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 547.76 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 697.89 units per person | +27.4% |
| 1972 | 774.46 units per person | +11.0% |
| 1973 | 942.75 units per person | +21.7% |
| 1974 | 1,052 units per person | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 1,325 units per person | +25.9% |
| 1976 | 1,587 units per person | +19.8% |
| 1977 | 2,043 units per person | +28.7% |
| 1978 | 2,484 units per person | +21.6% |
| 1979 | 2,676 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 3,041 units per person | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 4,409 units per person | +45.0% |
| 1982 | 7,307 units per person | +65.7% |
| 1983 | 9,872 units per person | +35.1% |
| 1984 | 11,312 units per person | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 11,856 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 15,167 units per person | +27.9% |
| 1987 | 14,804 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 21,990 units per person | +48.5% |
| 1989 | 21,020 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 21,297 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 24,919 units per person | +17.0% |
| 1992 | 33,346 units per person | +33.8% |
| 1993 | 34,802 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 46,816 units per person | +34.5% |
| 1995 | 42,968 units per person | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 49,051 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 94,698 units per person | +93.1% |
| 1998 | 106,735 units per person | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 130,263 units per person | +22.0% |
| 2000 | 157,709 units per person | +21.1% |
| 2001 | 170,839 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 199,228 units per person | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 227,536 units per person | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 236,716 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 291,572 units per person | +23.2% |
| 2006 | 392,867 units per person | +34.7% |
| 2007 | 512,176 units per person | +30.4% |
| 2008 | 526,547 units per person | +2.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 526,547 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 27,161 units per person, 19.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 526,547 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,620 units per person, 79.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 396.97 units per person | 306.33 units per person | 536.47 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,413 units per person | 547.76 units per person | 2,676 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,078 units per person | 3,041 units per person | 21,990 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 58,489 units per person | 21,297 units per person | 130,263 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 301,688 units per person | 157,709 units per person | 526,547 units per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Costa Rica?
- Money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Costa Rica was 526,547 units per person in 2008, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 526,547 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 306.33 units per person in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st out of 160 countries with data for 2008.
- Is money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 393.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Money International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.