Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure was 40.74 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Costa Rica, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Costa Rica stood at 40.74 billion. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 101.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Costa Rica peaked at 40.74 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.45 billion, in 2005.
Costa Rica ranks 75th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.45 billion | — |
| 2006 | 11.92 billion | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 13.83 billion | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 15.92 billion | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 12.32 billion | -22.6% |
| 2010 | 14.73 billion | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 17.37 billion | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 18.65 billion | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 19.34 billion | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 20.24 billion | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 20.24 billion | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.20 billion | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 23.01 billion | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 24.92 billion | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 25.15 billion | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 21.94 billion | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 26.97 billion | +22.9% |
| 2022 | 33.20 billion | +23.1% |
| 2023 | 37.20 billion | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 40.74 billion | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.89 billion | 10.45 billion | 15.92 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.49 billion | 14.73 billion | 25.15 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.01 billion | 21.94 billion | 40.74 billion | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Costa Rica?
- Total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Costa Rica was 40.74 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 40.74 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.45 billion in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure?
- Costa Rica ranks 75th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.3%. 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 Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.