Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.5989 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.5989
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
47th
of 116 countries
All-time high
0.5989
in 2024
All-time low
0.159
in 1998
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Costa Rica, 1991–2024

0.20.30.40.50.61991200720241991: 0.3631992: 0.3171993: 0.2641994: 0.2181995: 0.2481996: 0.2141997: 0.231998: 0.1591999: 0.2312000: 0.2382001: 0.2522002: 0.2522003: 0.2892004: 0.2792005: 0.292006: 0.3412007: 0.3852008: 0.2912009: 0.4242010: 0.42011: 0.3442012: 0.462013: 0.4862014: 0.4642015: 0.5322016: 0.4982017: 0.452018: 0.4532019: 0.5612020: 0.5172021: 0.3772022: 0.4012023: 0.5892024: 0.599

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.

Analysis

In 2024, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Costa Rica stood at 0.5989. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5989 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.159, in 1998.

That places Costa Rica 47th out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2494 0.159 0.3635 9
2000s 0.304 0.2379 0.4241 10
2010s 0.4647 0.344 0.5606 10
2020s 0.4966 0.3768 0.5989 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Costa Rica?
Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Costa Rica was 0.5989 in 2024, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.5989 in 2024.
What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.159 in 1998.
How does Costa Rica rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
Costa Rica ranks 47th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 3,278 data points, 1991–2024
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The stock of international reserves is expressed as the number of months of financing-coverage it represents for the given country's imports of merchandise goods.