Current account balance in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Current account balance was -686.75 million BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Costa Rica, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
In 2025, current account balance in Costa Rica stood at -686.75 million BoP, current US$.
That represents a change of up 18.2% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Costa Rica peaked at -75.20 million BoP, current US$ in 1991 and was at its lowest, -2.58 billion BoP, current US$, in 2008.
That places Costa Rica 116th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -382.33 million BoP, current US$ | -558.20 million BoP, current US$ | -225.60 million BoP, current US$ | 3 |
| 1980s | -282.65 million BoP, current US$ | -663.90 million BoP, current US$ | -80.00 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | -401.33 million BoP, current US$ | -666.45 million BoP, current US$ | -75.20 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.01 billion BoP, current US$ | -2.58 billion BoP, current US$ | -514.26 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.88 billion BoP, current US$ | -2.45 billion BoP, current US$ | -750.92 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.24 billion BoP, current US$ | -2.18 billion BoP, current US$ | -625.17 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 113 New Caledonia -654.24 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 114 Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands -654.69 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 115 Cayman Islands -686.07 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 117 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of -701.36 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 118 Madagascar, Republic of -749.01 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 119 Tunisia -775.30 million BoP, current US$ compare
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)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0015 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 682.83 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 498.6 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.002 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.7846 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 15,669 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Costa Rica?
- Current account balance in Costa Rica was -686.75 million BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was -75.20 million BoP, current US$ in 1991.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.58 billion BoP, current US$ in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for current account balance?
- Costa Rica ranks 116th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. 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.