Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 310,635 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Costa Rica, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 310,635 US dollar per square kilometre for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 90.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Costa Rica peaked at 310,635 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61,756 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2005.
Costa Rica ranks 60th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 61,756 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 62,799 US dollar per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 61,920 US dollar per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 71,484 US dollar per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 74,673 US dollar per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 102,566 US dollar per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 2011 | 106,177 US dollar per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 131,662 US dollar per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2013 | 162,728 US dollar per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2014 | 176,198 US dollar per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 182,803 US dollar per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 205,121 US dollar per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 225,445 US dollar per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 233,901 US dollar per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 247,378 US dollar per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 280,474 US dollar per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 280,838 US dollar per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 296,957 US dollar per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 310,635 US dollar per square kilometre | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66,527 US dollar per square kilometre | 61,756 US dollar per square kilometre | 74,673 US dollar per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 177,398 US dollar per square kilometre | 102,566 US dollar per square kilometre | 247,378 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 292,226 US dollar per square kilometre | 280,474 US dollar per square kilometre | 310,635 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 57 Poland 402,498 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 58 Dominican Republic 398,199 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 59 Maldives 379,757 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 61 Latvia 303,746 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 62 El Salvador 252,212 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 63 Malaysia 251,703 US dollar per square kilometre compare
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)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government 1.48 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 475.29 US dollar per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Costa Rica?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Costa Rica was 310,635 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 310,635 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,756 US dollar per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.