Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.1827 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.1827 US dollar per US$ of GDP for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.9% on the previous year and up 382.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1827 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0058 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2006.
That places Costa Rica 83rd out of 164 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.
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0166 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0.0058 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -65.1% |
| 2007 | 0.01 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +71.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0106 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0481 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +354.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0502 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.036 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -28.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0293 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0359 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +22.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0443 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +23.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0378 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0378 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0603 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +59.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0417 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -30.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0474 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 0.067 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +41.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1012 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +51.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1024 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1219 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +19.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1439 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1827 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +26.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.1827 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7508 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 24% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.1827 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1833 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 100% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +354.4% | 0.0106 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0481 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0182 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0058 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0481 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0421 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0293 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0603 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1199 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.067 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1827 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 80 Hungary 0.1953 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 81 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.1915 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 82 Barbados 0.184 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 84 Jamaica 0.1732 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 85 Argentina 0.173 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 86 Peru 0.1471 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 115.71 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 84.49 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0204 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica?
- Portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica was 0.1827 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1827 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0058 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2006.
- How does Costa Rica rank for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 83rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 382.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Portfolio investment International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.