External finance, Overall in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: External finance, Overall was 1 in 2014. β² Rising
External finance, Overall in Costa Rica, 1973β2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, external finance, overall in Costa Rica stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, external finance, overall in Costa Rica peaked at 1 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.375, in 1982.
Costa Rica ranks 1st of 90 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5357 | 0.5 | 0.75 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.575 | 0.375 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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- 1 United States of America 1 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 external finance, overall in Costa Rica?
- External finance, overall in Costa Rica was 1 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest external finance, overall recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1980.
- What is the lowest external finance, overall recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.375 in 1982.
- How does Costa Rica rank for external finance, overall?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is external finance, overall rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of External finance, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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