01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks was 6.65 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
6.65 billion
Change on year
up 20.9%
World rank
92nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
7.20 billion
in 2019
All-time low
1.68 billion
in 1997
Years of data
31
1995–2025

01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in Costa Rica, 1995–2025

2.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B1995201020251995: 3.8B1996: 3.3B1997: 1.7B1998: 2.6B1999: 2.4B2000: 2.7B2001: 3.0B2002: 3.3B2003: 2.9B2004: 3.1B2005: 2.9B2006: 2.9B2007: 4.2B2008: 6.0B2009: 5.6B2010: 4.5B2011: 4.9B2012: 6.5B2013: 7.2B2014: 7.1B2015: 6.8B2016: 6.8B2017: 6.7B2018: 6.8B2019: 7.2B2020: 7.2B2021: 6.6B2022: 6.3B2023: 6.1B2024: 5.5B2025: 6.7B

Source: BIS.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 6.65 billion for 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in 2025.

That represents a change of up 20.9% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Costa Rica peaked at 7.20 billion in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.68 billion, in 1997.

Costa Rica ranks 92nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.75 billion 1.68 billion 3.85 billion 5
2000s 3.65 billion 2.75 billion 6.03 billion 10
2010s 6.44 billion 4.45 billion 7.20 billion 10
2020s 6.38 billion 5.50 billion 7.16 billion 6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 89 Bulgaria 7.85 billion compare
  2. 90 Ethiopia 7.45 billion compare
  3. 91 Ghana 6.72 billion compare
  4. 93 Croatia 6.48 billion compare
  5. 94 Zambia 6.01 billion compare
  6. 95 Uruguay 5.89 billion compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Costa Rica?
01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Costa Rica was 6.65 billion in 2025, according to BIS.
What is the highest 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 7.20 billion in 2019.
What is the lowest 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 1.68 billion in 1997.
How does Costa Rica rank for 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks?
Costa Rica ranks 92nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from BIS, published as part of 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks
Source
BIS
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,309 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

The data are derived from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Locational Banking Statistics.