Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate was 0.4016 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.4016 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 93.3%
World rank
164th
of 186 countries
All-time high
83.72 % change on previous year
in 1996
All-time low
-2.75 % change on previous year
in 2019
Years of data
65
1961–2025
Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate in Costa Rica, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate in Costa Rica is 0.4016 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 93.3% on the previous year and down 96.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate in Costa Rica peaked at 83.72 % change on previous year in 1996 and was at its lowest, -2.75 % change on previous year, in 2019.
That places Costa Rica 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.4 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -54.5% |
| 1963 | 18.66 % change on previous year | +659.8% |
| 1964 | 15.82 % change on previous year | -15.2% |
| 1965 | 12.95 % change on previous year | -18.2% |
| 1966 | 5.84 % change on previous year | -54.9% |
| 1967 | 8.71 % change on previous year | +49.0% |
| 1968 | 2.8 % change on previous year | -67.8% |
| 1969 | 2.41 % change on previous year | -13.8% |
| 1970 | 10.16 % change on previous year | +320.9% |
| 1971 | 30.53 % change on previous year | +200.6% |
| 1972 | 14.35 % change on previous year | -53.0% |
| 1973 | 7.39 % change on previous year | -48.5% |
| 1974 | 42.53 % change on previous year | +475.8% |
| 1975 | 40.06 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 16.99 % change on previous year | -57.6% |
| 1977 | 29.06 % change on previous year | +71.0% |
| 1978 | 46.6 % change on previous year | +60.4% |
| 1979 | 41.34 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 1980 | 25.46 % change on previous year | -38.4% |
| 1981 | 14.38 % change on previous year | -43.5% |
| 1982 | 23.6 % change on previous year | +64.2% |
| 1983 | 77.26 % change on previous year | +227.3% |
| 1984 | 16.71 % change on previous year | -78.4% |
| 1985 | 7.83 % change on previous year | -53.2% |
| 1986 | 23.46 % change on previous year | +199.7% |
| 1987 | 16.59 % change on previous year | -29.3% |
| 1988 | 15.26 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 7.96 % change on previous year | -47.8% |
| 1990 | 20.42 % change on previous year | +156.4% |
| 1991 | 10.75 % change on previous year | -47.3% |
| 1992 | 24.02 % change on previous year | +123.3% |
| 1993 | 23.38 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 16.68 % change on previous year | -28.7% |
| 1995 | 5.86 % change on previous year | -64.9% |
| 1996 | 83.72 % change on previous year | +1328.3% |
| 1997 | 40.79 % change on previous year | -51.3% |
| 1998 | 35.93 % change on previous year | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 10.05 % change on previous year | -72.0% |
| 2000 | 22.15 % change on previous year | +120.5% |
| 2001 | 16.6 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 2002 | 23.34 % change on previous year | +40.6% |
| 2003 | 23.26 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 24.63 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 19.36 % change on previous year | -21.4% |
| 2006 | 20.6 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 28.9 % change on previous year | +40.3% |
| 2008 | 30.81 % change on previous year | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 8.5 % change on previous year | -72.4% |
| 2010 | 4.7 % change on previous year | -44.7% |
| 2011 | 14.1 % change on previous year | +200.1% |
| 2012 | 9.71 % change on previous year | -31.1% |
| 2013 | 15.52 % change on previous year | +59.8% |
| 2014 | 20 % change on previous year | +28.9% |
| 2015 | 11.82 % change on previous year | -40.9% |
| 2016 | 11.9 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 9.82 % change on previous year | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 5.21 % change on previous year | -47.0% |
| 2019 | -2.75 % change on previous year | -152.8% |
| 2020 | 10.39 % change on previous year | -477.9% |
| 2021 | 9.07 % change on previous year | -12.7% |
| 2022 | -0.9142 % change on previous year | -110.1% |
| 2023 | -0.7295 % change on previous year | -20.2% |
| 2024 | 6.02 % change on previous year | -925.6% |
| 2025 | 0.4016 % change on previous year | -93.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.4016 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.69 % change on previous year, 11% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.4016 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.53 % change on previous year, 5% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +1328.3% | 5.86 % change on previous year | 83.72 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | +925.6% | -0.7295 % change on previous year | 6.02 % change on previous year |
| 1963 | +659.8% | 2.46 % change on previous year | 18.66 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | +477.9% | -2.75 % change on previous year | 10.39 % change on previous year |
| 1974 | +475.8% | 7.39 % change on previous year | 42.53 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.34 % change on previous year | 2.41 % change on previous year | 18.66 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.9 % change on previous year | 7.39 % change on previous year | 46.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.85 % change on previous year | 7.83 % change on previous year | 77.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.16 % change on previous year | 5.86 % change on previous year | 83.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.81 % change on previous year | 8.5 % change on previous year | 30.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 % change on previous year | -2.75 % change on previous year | 20 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.04 % change on previous year | -0.9142 % change on previous year | 10.39 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 161 Slovakia 1.05 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Portugal 0.6873 % change on previous year compare
- 163 Guinea-Bissau 0.6279 % change on previous year compare
- 165 Spain 0.2467 % change on previous year compare
- 166 Samoa -0.0979 % change on previous year compare
- 167 Cyprus -0.4317 % change on previous year 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 net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate in Costa Rica?
- Net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate in Costa Rica was 0.4016 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 83.72 % change on previous year in 1996.
- What is the lowest net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.75 % change on previous year in 2019.
- How does Costa Rica rank for net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.6%. 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 Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net domestic credit (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net domestic credit International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Net domestic credit (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.