Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP was 0.1212 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.1212 SDR per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
90th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.1212 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
All-time low
0.0085 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 1961
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1960–2025

00.0250.050.0750.10.125196019922025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica is 0.1212 SDR per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1212 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0085 SDR per US$ of GDP, in 1961.

Costa Rica ranks 90th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2025.
Year SDR per US$ of GDP Change
1960 0.0223 SDR per US$ of GDP
1961 0.0085 SDR per US$ of GDP -61.9%
1962 0.0219 SDR per US$ of GDP +157.9%
1963 0.0264 SDR per US$ of GDP +20.5%
1964 0.0304 SDR per US$ of GDP +15.2%
1965 0.0299 SDR per US$ of GDP -1.8%
1966 0.0232 SDR per US$ of GDP -22.5%
1967 0.023 SDR per US$ of GDP -0.9%
1968 0.0238 SDR per US$ of GDP +3.8%
1969 0.0317 SDR per US$ of GDP +33.0%
1970 0.0144 SDR per US$ of GDP -54.6%
1971 0.0232 SDR per US$ of GDP +61.7%
1972 0.0302 SDR per US$ of GDP +29.9%
1973 0.0263 SDR per US$ of GDP -13.0%
1974 0.0206 SDR per US$ of GDP -21.5%
1975 0.0213 SDR per US$ of GDP +3.0%
1976 0.034 SDR per US$ of GDP +60.0%
1977 0.051 SDR per US$ of GDP +49.9%
1978 0.0422 SDR per US$ of GDP -17.2%
1979 0.0223 SDR per US$ of GDP -47.2%
1980 0.0236 SDR per US$ of GDP +5.9%
1981 0.043 SDR per US$ of GDP +82.2%
1982 0.0786 SDR per US$ of GDP +82.7%
1983 0.0945 SDR per US$ of GDP +20.1%
1984 0.1129 SDR per US$ of GDP +19.5%
1985 0.1176 SDR per US$ of GDP +4.2%
1986 0.0968 SDR per US$ of GDP -17.7%
1987 0.076 SDR per US$ of GDP -21.5%
1988 0.1076 SDR per US$ of GDP +41.5%
1989 0.1076 SDR per US$ of GDP +0.0%
1990 0.0641 SDR per US$ of GDP -40.5%
1991 0.0891 SDR per US$ of GDP +39.1%
1992 0.0863 SDR per US$ of GDP -3.1%
1993 0.0779 SDR per US$ of GDP -9.7%
1994 0.0583 SDR per US$ of GDP -25.2%
1995 0.0608 SDR per US$ of GDP +4.3%
1996 0.0596 SDR per US$ of GDP -2.1%
1997 0.0741 SDR per US$ of GDP +24.5%
1998 0.0552 SDR per US$ of GDP -25.6%
1999 0.0746 SDR per US$ of GDP +35.2%
2000 0.0674 SDR per US$ of GDP -9.8%
2001 0.0662 SDR per US$ of GDP -1.7%
2002 0.0666 SDR per US$ of GDP +0.6%
2003 0.0717 SDR per US$ of GDP +7.6%
2004 0.0665 SDR per US$ of GDP -7.2%
2005 0.0807 SDR per US$ of GDP +21.4%
2006 0.0911 SDR per US$ of GDP +12.9%
2007 0.0968 SDR per US$ of GDP +6.2%
2008 0.0801 SDR per US$ of GDP -17.3%
2009 0.0844 SDR per US$ of GDP +5.4%
2010 0.0798 SDR per US$ of GDP -5.4%
2011 0.0724 SDR per US$ of GDP -9.2%
2012 0.0945 SDR per US$ of GDP +30.4%
2013 0.0934 SDR per US$ of GDP -1.1%
2014 0.0957 SDR per US$ of GDP +2.4%
2015 0.1002 SDR per US$ of GDP +4.7%
2016 0.0957 SDR per US$ of GDP -4.4%
2017 0.083 SDR per US$ of GDP -13.3%
2018 0.0862 SDR per US$ of GDP +3.9%
2019 0.0998 SDR per US$ of GDP +15.8%
2020 0.0799 SDR per US$ of GDP -19.9%
2021 0.0754 SDR per US$ of GDP -5.7%
2022 0.0905 SDR per US$ of GDP +20.1%
2023 0.1126 SDR per US$ of GDP +24.4%
2024 0.1124 SDR per US$ of GDP -0.2%
2025 0.1212 SDR per US$ of GDP +7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0241 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0085 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0317 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
1970s 0.0286 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0144 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.051 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.0858 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0236 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.1176 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.07 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0552 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0891 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0772 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0662 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0968 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0901 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0724 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.1002 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0987 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0754 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.1212 SDR per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 87 Belize 0.1228 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 88 Viet Nam 0.1214 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 89 Madagascar 0.1214 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 91 Mozambique 0.1184 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 92 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1182 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 93 Norway 0.1176 SDR per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica?
Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica was 0.1212 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.1212 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025.
What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0085 SDR per US$ of GDP in 1961.
How does Costa Rica rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 90th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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 Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP
Unit
SDR per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 9,204 data points, 1960–2025
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Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.