Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets was 9.23 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Costa Rica, 2009–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 9.23 billion for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 127.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Costa Rica peaked at 9.23 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.27 billion, in 2012.
That places Costa Rica 48th out of 90 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3.32 billion | — |
| 2010 | 3.73 billion | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 3.65 billion | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 3.27 billion | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 3.53 billion | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 5.37 billion | +52.4% |
| 2015 | 4.05 billion | -24.6% |
| 2016 | 5.03 billion | +24.3% |
| 2017 | 4.38 billion | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 4.02 billion | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 4.84 billion | +20.5% |
| 2020 | 4.50 billion | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 3.65 billion | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 3.34 billion | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 6.34 billion | +89.7% |
| 2024 | 8.03 billion | +26.7% |
| 2025 | 9.23 billion | +14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.32 billion | 3.32 billion | 3.32 billion | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.19 billion | 3.27 billion | 5.37 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.85 billion | 3.34 billion | 9.23 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 45 Finland 10.04 billion compare
- 46 Slovakia 9.73 billion compare
- 47 New Zealand 9.67 billion compare
- 49 Dominican Republic 9.04 billion compare
- 50 Netherlands 7.02 billion compare
- 51 Angola 6.97 billion 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 official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Costa Rica?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Costa Rica was 9.23 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 9.23 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.27 billion in 2012.
- How does Costa Rica rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Costa Rica ranks 48th out of 90 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Official reserve currency and deposits, securities (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Soc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.