Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) was -4.25 billion in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Costa Rica, 2009–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Costa Rica is -4.25 billion, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 34.1% on the previous year and down 128.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Costa Rica peaked at -1.40 billion in 2009 and was at its lowest, -4.34 billion, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 56th of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -1.40 billion | — |
| 2010 | -1.77 billion | +26.6% |
| 2011 | -1.59 billion | -10.2% |
| 2012 | -2.27 billion | +42.6% |
| 2013 | -1.79 billion | -20.9% |
| 2014 | -1.69 billion | -5.5% |
| 2015 | -1.86 billion | +9.8% |
| 2016 | -2.33 billion | +25.3% |
| 2017 | -2.44 billion | +4.6% |
| 2018 | -2.53 billion | +3.6% |
| 2019 | -3.25 billion | +28.6% |
| 2020 | -2.64 billion | -18.8% |
| 2021 | -2.97 billion | +12.6% |
| 2022 | -3.64 billion | +22.5% |
| 2023 | -4.34 billion | +19.3% |
| 2024 | -3.17 billion | -27.0% |
| 2025 | -4.25 billion | +34.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.40 billion | -1.40 billion | -1.40 billion | 1 |
| 2010s | -2.15 billion | -3.25 billion | -1.59 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.50 billion | -4.34 billion | -2.64 billion | 6 |
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More external debt data for Costa Rica
- Other investment, Debt instruments 16.56 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 2.45 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 3,214 US dollar per person (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 0.1609 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 2.87 billion (2025)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -2.12 (2030)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government 1.48 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors 13.11 billion US dollar (2025)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP 42.38 (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Costa Rica?
- Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Costa Rica was -4.25 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was -1.40 billion in 2009.
- What is the lowest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.34 billion in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal)?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th out of 64 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 128.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Other contingent liabilities (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Security). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.