Securities Other Than Shares, Money Market Instruments in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Securities Other Than Shares, Money Market Instruments was 3.64 trillion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Securities Other Than Shares, Money Market Instruments in Costa Rica, 1950–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 3.64 trillion for securities other than shares, money market instruments in 2008. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 38.9% on the previous year and up 443.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, securities other than shares, money market instruments in Costa Rica peaked at 3.64 trillion in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1995.
Costa Rica ranks 6th of 90 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Securities Other Than Shares, Money Market Instruments in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.60 million | — |
| 1951 | 4.30 million | -6.5% |
| 1952 | 5.40 million | +25.6% |
| 1953 | 16.90 million | +213.0% |
| 1954 | 27.00 million | +59.8% |
| 1955 | 41.80 million | +54.8% |
| 1956 | 45.00 million | +7.7% |
| 1957 | 43.40 million | -3.6% |
| 1958 | 39.60 million | -8.8% |
| 1959 | 35.70 million | -9.8% |
| 1960 | 32.10 million | -10.1% |
| 1961 | 33.50 million | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 46.90 million | +40.0% |
| 1963 | 61.30 million | +30.7% |
| 1964 | 96.60 million | +57.6% |
| 1965 | 109.50 million | +13.4% |
| 1966 | 107.10 million | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 125.50 million | +17.2% |
| 1968 | 125.30 million | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 126.90 million | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 132.20 million | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 133.50 million | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 136.00 million | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 141.70 million | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 83.60 million | -41.0% |
| 1975 | 123.50 million | +47.7% |
| 1976 | 181.80 million | +47.2% |
| 1977 | 207.00 million | +13.9% |
| 1978 | 284.00 million | +37.2% |
| 1979 | 180.90 million | -36.3% |
| 1980 | 229.90 million | +27.1% |
| 1981 | 354.00 million | +54.0% |
| 1982 | 288.10 million | -18.6% |
| 1983 | 298.20 million | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 387.00 million | +29.8% |
| 1985 | 558.00 million | +44.2% |
| 1986 | 1.17 billion | +108.8% |
| 1987 | 514.00 million | -55.9% |
| 1988 | 740.00 million | +44.0% |
| 1989 | 747.00 million | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 634.00 million | -15.1% |
| 1991 | 951.00 million | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 1.40 billion | +47.5% |
| 1993 | 2.01 billion | +43.0% |
| 1994 | 2.10 billion | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 504.22 billion | — |
| 1998 | 670.87 billion | +33.1% |
| 1999 | 875.56 billion | +30.5% |
| 2000 | 989.20 billion | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 767.60 billion | -22.4% |
| 2002 | 947.54 billion | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 1.05 trillion | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 1.53 trillion | +45.6% |
| 2005 | 1.90 trillion | +24.1% |
| 2006 | 2.29 trillion | +20.6% |
| 2007 | 2.62 trillion | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 3.64 trillion | +38.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Securities Other Than Shares, Money Market Instruments 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | +213.0% | 5.40 million | 16.90 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26.37 million | 4.30 million | 45.00 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 86.47 million | 32.10 million | 126.90 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 160.42 million | 83.60 million | 284.00 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 528.12 million | 229.90 million | 1.17 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 205.78 billion | 0 | 875.56 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.75 trillion | 767.60 billion | 3.64 trillion | 9 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 securities other than shares, money market instruments in Costa Rica?
- Securities other than shares, money market instruments in Costa Rica was 3.64 trillion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest securities other than shares, money market instruments recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.64 trillion in 2008.
- What is the lowest securities other than shares, money market instruments recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1995.
- How does Costa Rica rank for securities other than shares, money market instruments?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 90 countries with data for 2008.
- Is securities other than shares, money market instruments rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 443.1%. 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 Securities Other Than Shares, Money Market Instruments (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.