Stock market capitalization to GDP in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Stock market capitalization to GDP was 3.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Costa Rica, 1993–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, stock market capitalization to gdp in Costa Rica stood at 3.1%.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market capitalization to gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 16.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2003.
Costa Rica ranks 90th of 91 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3.7% | — |
| 1995 | 5.3% | +43.0% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | +25.8% |
| 1997 | 6.5% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 9.6% | +46.6% |
| 1999 | 16.2% | +69.4% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -81.4% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +177.9% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -23.8% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -22.8% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -19.7% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +28.2% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -22.7% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 3.7% | 16.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 3.0% | 8.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
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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 stock market capitalization to gdp in Costa Rica?
- Stock market capitalization to gdp in Costa Rica was 3.1% in 2020, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
- What is the highest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for stock market capitalization to gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 90th out of 91 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market capitalization to gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's, published as part of Stock market capitalization to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Value of listed shares to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is stock market capitalization, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. End-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF) and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).