Nonbank financial institutions’ assets to GDP in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Nonbank financial institutions’ assets to GDP was 20.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Nonbank financial institutions’ assets to GDP in Costa Rica, 2005–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 20.4% for nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 146.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 20.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2007.
Costa Rica ranks 24th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nonbank financial institutions’ assets to GDP in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.8% | — |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +49.6% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +33.1% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +24.8% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 5.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 7.5% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.4% | 20.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 21 Colombia 25.7% compare
- 22 Mexico 22.9% compare
- 23 New Zealand 22.7% compare
- 25 Solomon Islands 15.5% compare
- 26 Bhutan 13.6% compare
- 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 13.5% 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 nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp in Costa Rica?
- Nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp in Costa Rica was 20.4% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2007.
- How does Costa Rica rank for nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Nonbank financial institutions’ assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by other financial institutions as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is other financial institutions' claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Nonbank financial institutions assets (IFS lines 42, a-d, h, and s); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).