Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange was 11.97 billion SDR in 2025. β Volatile
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Costa Rica, 1950β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in SDR.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Costa Rica is 11.97 billion SDR, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.5% on the previous year and up 117.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Costa Rica peaked at 11.97 billion SDR in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.67 million SDR, in 1950.
That places Costa Rica 63rd out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.50 million SDR | 1.67 million SDR | 17.49 million SDR | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.66 million SDR | 4.17 million SDR | 25.04 million SDR | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.04 million SDR | 7.93 million SDR | 151.29 million SDR | 10 |
| 1980s | 343.43 million SDR | 112.91 million SDR | 565.01 million SDR | 10 |
| 1990s | 717.78 million SDR | 364.82 million SDR | 1.04 billion SDR | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.67 billion SDR | 991.07 million SDR | 2.58 billion SDR | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.69 billion SDR | 2.85 billion SDR | 6.31 billion SDR | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.82 billion SDR | 4.43 billion SDR | 11.97 billion SDR | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 60 Oman 12.71 billion SDR compare
- 61 Pakistan 12.50 billion SDR compare
- 62 Syrian Arab Republic 12.36 billion SDR compare
- 64 Jordan 11.91 billion SDR compare
- 65 Kazakhstan, Republic of 11.59 billion SDR compare
- 66 Dominican Republic 10.64 billion SDR compare
More financial sector data for Costa Rica
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.4016 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 289.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 12.48 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 12.48 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 12.48 billion SDR (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 5.79 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 50.0% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.65 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Costa Rica?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Costa Rica was 11.97 billion SDR in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 11.97 billion SDR in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.67 million SDR in 1950.
- How does Costa Rica rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Costa Rica ranks 63rd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.