Costa Rica vs Portugal: Total reserves minus gold
Total reserves minus gold over time
- Costa Rica
- Portugal
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 17.09 billion current US$ against 15.10 billion current US$ in Portugal, a difference of 1.98 billion current US$.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 64th and Portugal ranks 67th of 182 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.04 million current US$ | 408.11 million current US$ | 393.07 million current US$ | Portugal |
| 1970s | 81.98 million current US$ | 841.58 million current US$ | 759.60 million current US$ | Portugal |
| 1980s | 414.85 million current US$ | 2.39 billion current US$ | 1.98 billion current US$ | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.02 billion current US$ | 15.73 billion current US$ | 14.71 billion current US$ | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2.53 billion current US$ | 5.13 billion current US$ | 2.60 billion current US$ | Portugal |
| 2010s | 6.98 billion current US$ | 5.83 billion current US$ | 1.15 billion current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 11.20 billion current US$ | 10.27 billion current US$ | 933.89 million current US$ | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves minus gold, Costa Rica or Portugal?
- Costa Rica, at 17.09 billion current US$ against 15.10 billion current US$ in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves minus gold between Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 1.98 billion current US$, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for total reserves minus gold?
- Costa Rica ranks 64th and Portugal ranks 67th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Total reserves minus gold (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This series includes external assets (excluding 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.