Belarus vs Costa Rica: Total reserves (includes gold, current US$)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$) over time
- Belarus
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 17.09 billion includes gold, current US$ against 14.52 billion includes gold, current US$ in Belarus, a difference of 2.57 billion includes gold, current US$.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Belarus ranks 74th and Costa Rica ranks 72nd of 183 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 389.65 million includes gold, current US$ | 1.13 billion includes gold, current US$ | 736.06 million includes gold, current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.85 billion includes gold, current US$ | 2.53 billion includes gold, current US$ | 681.43 million includes gold, current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 6.57 billion includes gold, current US$ | 6.98 billion includes gold, current US$ | 412.50 million includes gold, current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 9.23 billion includes gold, current US$ | 11.20 billion includes gold, current US$ | 1.97 billion includes gold, current US$ | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, Belarus or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 17.09 billion includes gold, current US$ against 14.52 billion includes gold, current US$ in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves between Belarus and Costa Rica?
- 2.57 billion includes gold, current US$, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Costa Rica?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Costa Rica rank globally for total reserves?
- Belarus ranks 74th and Costa Rica ranks 72nd of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Total reserves (includes gold, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.