24_International reserves in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: 24_International reserves was 14.65 billion excluding gold in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
14.65 billion excluding gold
Change on year
up 9.4%
World rank
66th
of 174 countries
All-time high
14.65 billion excluding gold
in 2025
All-time low
552.89 million excluding gold
in 1991
Years of data
36
1990–2025

24_International reserves in Costa Rica, 1990–2025

05.0B10.0B15.0B1990200720251990: 690.3M excluding gold1991: 552.9M excluding gold1992: 1.1B excluding gold1993: 1.0B excluding gold1994: 977.6M excluding gold1995: 908.6M excluding gold1996: 1.1B excluding gold1997: 1.0B excluding gold1998: 1.2B excluding gold1999: 1.2B excluding gold2000: 1.4B excluding gold2001: 1.4B excluding gold2002: 1.5B excluding gold2003: 1.8B excluding gold2004: 1.7B excluding gold2005: 2.1B excluding gold2006: 2.8B excluding gold2007: 3.5B excluding gold2008: 4.9B excluding gold2009: 4.2B excluding gold2010: 4.2B excluding gold2011: 4.6B excluding gold2012: 4.7B excluding gold2013: 6.9B excluding gold2014: 6.8B excluding gold2015: 8.3B excluding gold2016: 7.8B excluding gold2017: 7.3B excluding gold2018: 8.5B excluding gold2019: 8.4B excluding gold2020: 8.1B excluding gold2021: 7.2B excluding gold2022: 7.1B excluding gold2023: 9.1B excluding gold2024: 13.4B excluding gold2025: 14.6B excluding gold

Source: IMF. Measured in excluding gold.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 14.65 billion excluding gold for 24_international reserves in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 75.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 24_international reserves in Costa Rica peaked at 14.65 billion excluding gold in 2025 and was at its lowest, 552.89 million excluding gold, in 1991.

Costa Rica ranks 66th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 971.19 million excluding gold 552.89 million excluding gold 1.18 billion excluding gold 10
2000s 2.53 billion excluding gold 1.40 billion excluding gold 4.89 billion excluding gold 10
2010s 6.75 billion excluding gold 4.16 billion excluding gold 8.47 billion excluding gold 10
2020s 9.91 billion excluding gold 7.06 billion excluding gold 14.65 billion excluding gold 6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 63 Nepal 15.45 billion excluding gold compare
  2. 64 Finland 15.15 billion excluding gold compare
  3. 65 Dominican Republic 14.78 billion excluding gold compare
  4. 67 Angola 13.70 billion excluding gold compare
  5. 68 Austria 13.01 billion excluding gold compare
  6. 69 Azerbaijan 12.45 billion excluding gold compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is 24_international reserves in Costa Rica?
24_international reserves in Costa Rica was 14.65 billion excluding gold in 2025, according to IMF.
What is the highest 24_international reserves recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 14.65 billion excluding gold in 2025.
What is the lowest 24_international reserves recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 552.89 million excluding gold in 1991.
How does Costa Rica rank for 24_international reserves?
Costa Rica ranks 66th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is 24_international reserves rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from IMF, published as part of 24_International reserves (excluding gold). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
24_International reserves (excluding gold)
Unit
excluding gold
Source
IMF
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 6,019 data points, 1990–2025
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The data on international reserve assets refer to entries published in the world tables of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics (IFS).