Adjusted savings: gross savings in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 10.09 billion current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Costa Rica, 1977–2021
Source: World Bank national accounts data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings in Costa Rica is 10.09 billion current US$, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Costa Rica peaked at 10.09 billion current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 351.56 million current US$, in 1982.
Costa Rica ranks 88th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 513.84 million current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 453.31 million current US$ | -11.8% |
| 1979 | 469.58 million current US$ | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 582.72 million current US$ | +24.1% |
| 1981 | 375.83 million current US$ | -35.5% |
| 1982 | 351.56 million current US$ | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 472.88 million current US$ | +34.5% |
| 1984 | 684.93 million current US$ | +44.8% |
| 1985 | 882.45 million current US$ | +28.8% |
| 1986 | 1.03 billion current US$ | +16.7% |
| 1987 | 970.90 million current US$ | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 965.17 million current US$ | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 981.76 million current US$ | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.11 billion current US$ | +12.6% |
| 1991 | 948.77 million current US$ | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 1.25 billion current US$ | +32.0% |
| 1993 | 1.26 billion current US$ | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.60 billion current US$ | +27.4% |
| 1995 | 1.84 billion current US$ | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 1.65 billion current US$ | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 1.98 billion current US$ | +20.2% |
| 1998 | 2.39 billion current US$ | +20.3% |
| 1999 | 2.24 billion current US$ | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 2.37 billion current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 2.65 billion current US$ | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 2.38 billion current US$ | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 2.32 billion current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.77 billion current US$ | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 2.84 billion current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.74 billion current US$ | +31.6% |
| 2007 | 4.61 billion current US$ | +23.3% |
| 2008 | 4.70 billion current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 4.87 billion current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 5.97 billion current US$ | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 5.92 billion current US$ | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 6.56 billion current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 7.08 billion current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 7.05 billion current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 8.29 billion current US$ | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 9.38 billion current US$ | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 8.62 billion current US$ | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 9.01 billion current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 8.96 billion current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.73 billion current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 10.09 billion current US$ | +15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 478.91 million current US$ | 453.31 million current US$ | 513.84 million current US$ | 3 |
| 1980s | 729.76 million current US$ | 351.56 million current US$ | 1.03 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.63 billion current US$ | 948.77 million current US$ | 2.39 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.32 billion current US$ | 2.32 billion current US$ | 4.87 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.68 billion current US$ | 5.92 billion current US$ | 9.38 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.41 billion current US$ | 8.73 billion current US$ | 10.09 billion current US$ | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 465.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 9.30 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7254 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 14,486 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 470.61 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Costa Rica?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Costa Rica was 10.09 billion current US$ in 2021, according to World Bank national accounts data files.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 10.09 billion current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 351.56 million current US$ in 1982.
- How does Costa Rica rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Costa Rica ranks 88th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data files, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers.