Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 1.64 million current LCU per person in 2025. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Costa Rica, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Costa Rica stood at 1.64 million current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.4% on the previous year and up 334.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 1.64 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, -40,918 current LCU per person, in 1987.
That places Costa Rica 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -26.29 current LCU per person | -177.46 current LCU per person | 95.49 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | -285.34 current LCU per person | -1,362 current LCU per person | 62.56 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -27,146 current LCU per person | -40,918 current LCU per person | -2,144 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -2,396 current LCU per person | -33,500 current LCU per person | 57,783 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 234,292 current LCU per person | 27,724 current LCU per person | 506,061 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 442,829 current LCU per person | 330,920 current LCU per person | 670,840 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.10 million current LCU per person | 745,541 current LCU per person | 1.64 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 12 Guinea 2.30 million current LCU per person compare
- 13 Somalia 1.79 million current LCU per person compare
- 14 Hungary 1.73 million current LCU per person compare
- 16 Hong Kong, China 1.61 million current LCU per person compare
- 17 Kazakhstan 1.61 million current LCU per person compare
- 18 Chile 1.47 million current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Costa Rica
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 12.48 billion SDR (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.4016 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 289.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 5.79 million current LCU per person (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)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 50.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Costa Rica?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Costa Rica was 1.64 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -40,918 current LCU per person in 1987.
- How does Costa Rica rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 334.3%. 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 Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.