Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total reserves in months of imports, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Costa Rica, 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0 units per person.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0 units per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1981.
Costa Rica ranks 60th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -12.2% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -37.4% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -18.1% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +92.4% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +27.6% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +23.3% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -22.2% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +19.9% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -12.1% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -35.2% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +86.1% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -15.9% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -16.0% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -16.8% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -13.5% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -30.6% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -15.9% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -21.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +37.2% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +32.6% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +34.7% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
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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 total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Costa Rica was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1981.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total reserves in months of imports, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves in months of imports divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves in months of imports ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves in months of imports International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- 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
Total reserves in months of imports divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.