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. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
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.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.66 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | -35.13 current LCU per person | -214.6% |
| 1962 | 95.49 current LCU per person | -371.9% |
| 1963 | 80.45 current LCU per person | -15.7% |
| 1964 | 74.84 current LCU per person | -7.0% |
| 1965 | -147.9 current LCU per person | -297.6% |
| 1966 | -177.46 current LCU per person | +20.0% |
| 1967 | -85.65 current LCU per person | -51.7% |
| 1968 | -72.02 current LCU per person | -15.9% |
| 1969 | -26.21 current LCU per person | -63.6% |
| 1970 | -62.1 current LCU per person | +136.9% |
| 1971 | -5.23 current LCU per person | -91.6% |
| 1972 | -1.44 current LCU per person | -72.4% |
| 1973 | 62.56 current LCU per person | -4430.9% |
| 1974 | -190.86 current LCU per person | -405.1% |
| 1975 | -380.35 current LCU per person | +99.3% |
| 1976 | -339.33 current LCU per person | -10.8% |
| 1977 | -185.28 current LCU per person | -45.4% |
| 1978 | -389.15 current LCU per person | +110.0% |
| 1979 | -1,362 current LCU per person | +250.1% |
| 1980 | -2,144 current LCU per person | +57.4% |
| 1981 | -14,907 current LCU per person | +595.3% |
| 1982 | -12,502 current LCU per person | -16.1% |
| 1983 | -27,052 current LCU per person | +116.4% |
| 1984 | -29,805 current LCU per person | +10.2% |
| 1985 | -34,160 current LCU per person | +14.6% |
| 1986 | -37,484 current LCU per person | +9.7% |
| 1987 | -40,918 current LCU per person | +9.2% |
| 1988 | -38,831 current LCU per person | -5.1% |
| 1989 | -33,657 current LCU per person | -13.3% |
| 1990 | -33,500 current LCU per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | -25,307 current LCU per person | -24.5% |
| 1992 | -16,161 current LCU per person | -36.1% |
| 1993 | -18,188 current LCU per person | +12.5% |
| 1994 | -15,460 current LCU per person | -15.0% |
| 1995 | -10,785 current LCU per person | -30.2% |
| 1996 | -8,699 current LCU per person | -19.3% |
| 1997 | 26,425 current LCU per person | -403.8% |
| 1998 | 19,935 current LCU per person | -24.6% |
| 1999 | 57,783 current LCU per person | +189.9% |
| 2000 | 46,010 current LCU per person | -20.4% |
| 2001 | 27,724 current LCU per person | -39.7% |
| 2002 | 44,499 current LCU per person | +60.5% |
| 2003 | 82,210 current LCU per person | +84.7% |
| 2004 | 148,628 current LCU per person | +80.8% |
| 2005 | 287,315 current LCU per person | +93.3% |
| 2006 | 386,514 current LCU per person | +34.5% |
| 2007 | 412,193 current LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 401,769 current LCU per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 506,061 current LCU per person | +26.0% |
| 2010 | 504,006 current LCU per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 408,171 current LCU per person | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 530,259 current LCU per person | +29.9% |
| 2013 | 453,081 current LCU per person | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 459,250 current LCU per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 378,189 current LCU per person | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 330,920 current LCU per person | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 340,578 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 352,992 current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 670,840 current LCU per person | +90.0% |
| 2020 | 745,541 current LCU per person | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 779,440 current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 884,322 current LCU per person | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 1.27 million current LCU per person | +43.4% |
| 2024 | 1.29 million current LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 1.64 million current LCU per person | +27.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.64 million current LCU per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 23,471 current LCU per person, 70.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.64 million current LCU per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,412 current LCU per person, 70.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +4430.9% | -1.44 current LCU per person | 62.56 current LCU per person |
| 1981 | -595.3% | -2,144 current LCU per person | -14,907 current LCU per person |
| 1974 | -405.1% | 62.56 current LCU per person | -190.86 current LCU per person |
| 1997 | +403.8% | -8,699 current LCU per person | 26,425 current LCU per person |
| 1962 | +371.9% | -35.13 current LCU per person | 95.49 current LCU per person |
| 1965 | -297.6% | 74.84 current LCU per person | -147.9 current LCU per person |
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 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
- 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 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) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- 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
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.