Resolving insolvency - Score in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Resolving insolvency - Score was 34.64 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
34.64
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
138th
of 191 countries
All-time high
34.64
in 2019
All-time low
27.84
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Resolving insolvency - Score in Costa Rica, 2003–2019

01020302003201120192003: 27.82004: 282005: 28.52006: 28.22007: 31.22008: 32.42009: 32.42010: 30.22011: 30.72012: 30.92013: 31.92014: 332015: 33.12016: 33.42017: 34.42018: 34.52019: 34.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for resolving insolvency - score in Costa Rica is 34.64, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, resolving insolvency - score in Costa Rica peaked at 34.64 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.84, in 2003.

That places Costa Rica 138th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Resolving insolvency - Score in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Resolving insolvency - Score in Costa Rica, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 27.84
2004 27.96 +0.5%
2005 28.54 +2.1%
2006 28.2 -1.2%
2007 31.16 +10.5%
2008 32.43 +4.1%
2009 32.43 +0.0%
2010 30.16 -7.0%
2011 30.7 +1.8%
2012 30.86 +0.5%
2013 31.95 +3.5%
2014 33.01 +3.3%
2015 33.12 +0.3%
2016 33.37 +0.8%
2017 34.42 +3.1%
2018 34.53 +0.3%
2019 34.64 +0.3%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 34.64 is below the median for high income countries, which is 64.05, 54% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 34.64 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.03, 87% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.8 27.84 32.43 7
2010s 32.68 30.16 34.64 10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 135 Malawi 34.94 compare
  2. 136 Madagascar 34.8 compare
  3. 137 Dominica 34.68 compare
  4. 139 Tonga 33.93 compare
  5. 140 Suriname 33.83 compare
  6. 141 Samoa 33.41 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is resolving insolvency - score in Costa Rica?
Resolving insolvency - score in Costa Rica was 34.64 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest resolving insolvency - score recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 34.64 in 2019.
What is the lowest resolving insolvency - score recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 27.84 in 2003.
How does Costa Rica rank for resolving insolvency - score?
Costa Rica ranks 138th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is resolving insolvency - score rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Resolving insolvency - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Resolving insolvency - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 3,094 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

The score for resolving insolvency is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the recovery rate of insolvency proceedings involving domestic entities, as well as the strength of the legal framework applicable to judicial liquidation and reorganization proceedings.