Adjusted savings: gross savings in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 16.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Costa Rica, 1977–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings in Costa Rica is 16.8%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Costa Rica peaked at 24.8% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1979.
Costa Rica ranks 126th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 17.2% | — |
| 1978 | 13.3% | -22.6% |
| 1979 | 12.1% | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 12.6% | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 16.1% | +27.2% |
| 1982 | 16.0% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 16.8% | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 20.4% | +21.3% |
| 1985 | 24.3% | +19.0% |
| 1986 | 24.8% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 22.9% | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 22.6% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 20.2% | -10.3% |
| 1990 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 13.5% | -33.2% |
| 1992 | 15.0% | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 13.4% | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 15.4% | +14.9% |
| 1995 | 16.1% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 15.9% | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 17.8% | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 16.3% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 17.4% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | -13.4% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.2% | 12.1% | 17.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 19.7% | 12.6% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 13.4% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 14.1% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 14.1% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 14.9% | 16.8% | 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 322.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.43 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4868 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 9,721 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7801 current US$ 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 16.8% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 1986.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1979.
- How does Costa Rica rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Costa Rica ranks 126th 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 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). 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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.