Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita was 3,316 US dollar per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Costa Rica, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 3,316 US dollar per person for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.0% on the previous year and up 103.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 3,316 US dollar per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 485.02 US dollar per person, in 2005.
That places Costa Rica 53rd out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 485.02 US dollar per person | — |
| 2006 | 716.82 US dollar per person | +47.8% |
| 2007 | 948.28 US dollar per person | +32.3% |
| 2008 | 857.13 US dollar per person | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 903.63 US dollar per person | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 1,016 US dollar per person | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 1,032 US dollar per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1,470 US dollar per person | +42.5% |
| 2013 | 1,554 US dollar per person | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 1,513 US dollar per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1,626 US dollar per person | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 1,556 US dollar per person | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 1,455 US dollar per person | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 1,513 US dollar per person | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 1,788 US dollar per person | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 1,436 US dollar per person | -19.6% |
| 2021 | 1,368 US dollar per person | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 1,683 US dollar per person | +23.1% |
| 2023 | 2,590 US dollar per person | +53.9% |
| 2024 | 2,764 US dollar per person | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 3,316 US dollar per person | +20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 782.18 US dollar per person | 485.02 US dollar per person | 948.28 US dollar per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,452 US dollar per person | 1,016 US dollar per person | 1,788 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,193 US dollar per person | 1,368 US dollar per person | 3,316 US dollar per person | 6 |
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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 reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Costa Rica?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Costa Rica was 3,316 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3,316 US dollar per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 485.02 US dollar per person in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 53rd out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.