Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) was 2,323 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Costa Rica is 2,323 SDR per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 103.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 2,323 SDR per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.03 SDR per person, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 42nd out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.5 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 3.03 SDR per person | -59.7% |
| 1962 | 7.07 SDR per person | +133.7% |
| 1963 | 9.13 SDR per person | +29.1% |
| 1964 | 10.77 SDR per person | +17.9% |
| 1965 | 11.18 SDR per person | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 9.16 SDR per person | -18.1% |
| 1967 | 9.51 SDR per person | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 10.61 SDR per person | +11.5% |
| 1969 | 13.99 SDR per person | +32.0% |
| 1970 | 4.31 SDR per person | -69.2% |
| 1971 | 13.08 SDR per person | +203.2% |
| 1972 | 17.1 SDR per person | +30.8% |
| 1973 | 18.12 SDR per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 15.91 SDR per person | -12.2% |
| 1975 | 18.11 SDR per person | +13.8% |
| 1976 | 37.66 SDR per person | +108.0% |
| 1977 | 68.61 SDR per person | +82.2% |
| 1978 | 60.96 SDR per person | -11.1% |
| 1979 | 33.55 SDR per person | -45.0% |
| 1980 | 47.74 SDR per person | +42.3% |
| 1981 | 45.96 SDR per person | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 81.16 SDR per person | +76.6% |
| 1983 | 113.47 SDR per person | +39.8% |
| 1984 | 154.84 SDR per person | +36.5% |
| 1985 | 168.12 SDR per person | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 151.87 SDR per person | -9.7% |
| 1987 | 119.12 SDR per person | -21.6% |
| 1988 | 167.24 SDR per person | +40.4% |
| 1989 | 185.63 SDR per person | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 116.86 SDR per person | -37.0% |
| 1991 | 200.74 SDR per person | +71.8% |
| 1992 | 222.86 SDR per person | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 218.77 SDR per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 174.72 SDR per person | -20.1% |
| 1995 | 196.69 SDR per person | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 189.79 SDR per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 250.28 SDR per person | +31.9% |
| 1998 | 197.33 SDR per person | -21.2% |
| 1999 | 270.17 SDR per person | +36.9% |
| 2000 | 251.68 SDR per person | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 258.94 SDR per person | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 266.08 SDR per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 294.2 SDR per person | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 289.85 SDR per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 375.02 SDR per person | +29.4% |
| 2006 | 474.46 SDR per person | +26.5% |
| 2007 | 589.71 SDR per person | +24.3% |
| 2008 | 550.9 SDR per person | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 542.43 SDR per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 626 SDR per person | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 638.88 SDR per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 923.85 SDR per person | +44.6% |
| 2013 | 977.02 SDR per person | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 1,012 SDR per person | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 1,142 SDR per person | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 1,125 SDR per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 990.01 SDR per person | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 1,056 SDR per person | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 1,261 SDR per person | +19.4% |
| 2020 | 966.69 SDR per person | -23.4% |
| 2021 | 876.46 SDR per person | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 1,164 SDR per person | +32.9% |
| 2023 | 1,831 SDR per person | +57.2% |
| 2024 | 2,020 SDR per person | +10.3% |
| 2025 | 2,323 SDR per person | +15.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2,323 SDR per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,407 SDR per person, 96% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 2,323 SDR per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,215 SDR per person, 1.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +203.2% | 4.31 SDR per person | 13.08 SDR per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.19 SDR per person | 3.03 SDR per person | 13.99 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.74 SDR per person | 4.31 SDR per person | 68.61 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 123.52 SDR per person | 45.96 SDR per person | 185.63 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 203.82 SDR per person | 116.86 SDR per person | 270.17 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 389.33 SDR per person | 251.68 SDR per person | 589.71 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 975.28 SDR per person | 626 SDR per person | 1,261 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,530 SDR per person | 876.46 SDR per person | 2,323 SDR per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 39 Montenegro 2,439 SDR per person compare
- 40 Albania 2,412 SDR per person compare
- 41 Oman 2,407 SDR per person compare
- 43 Malaysia 2,292 SDR per person compare
- 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,211 SDR per person compare
- 45 Trinidad and Tobago 2,061 SDR 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 reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Costa Rica?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Costa Rica was 2,323 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,323 SDR per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.03 SDR per person in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.5%. 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 Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange International Monetary Fund
- 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
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.