Gross national savings — all countries

Gross national savings — Costa Rica

Gross national savings in Costa Rica in 2025 — 13.6%. Ranked 65 in the world out of 73. Since 1977, the indicator has fallen by 3.1 pp.

2025 13.6% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 65of 73
Period maximum 23.3%1986
Period minimum 11.6%1979

Trend over time

1977–2025 · % of GDP

Gross national savings — Costa Rica, 1977–202510152025197719821987199219972002200720122017202220251977: 16.7%1978: 12.9%1979: 11.6%1980: 12.1%1981: 14.3%1982: 13.5%1983: 15%1984: 18.7%1985: 22.5%1986: 23.3%1987: 21.4%1988: 20.9%1989: 18.7%1990: 19.4%1991: 13.2%1992: 14.6%1993: 13.1%1994: 15.2%1995: 15.9%1996: 14.1%1997: 15.7%1998: 17.4%1999: 15.7%2000: 15.8%2001: 16.6%2002: 14.4%2003: 13.4%2004: 14.9%2005: 14.2%2006: 16.4%2007: 17.1%2008: 15.2%2009: 15.8%2010: 15.8%2011: 13.8%2012: 13.8%2013: 13.8%2014: 13.5%2015: 14.6%2016: 15.9%2017: 14.2%2018: 14.2%2019: 13.5%2020: 14.3%2021: 13.8%2022: 14.1%2023: 13.2%2024: 13.8%2025: 13.6%
Change over the period: −3.1 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica

Costa Rica 13.6%
Gross national savings — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 13.6 −0.2 pp
2024 13.8 +0.6 pp
2023 13.2 −0.8 pp
2022 14.1 +0.3 pp
2021 13.8 −0.5 pp
2020 14.3 +0.7 pp
2019 13.5 −0.6 pp
2018 14.2 −0.1 pp
2017 14.2 −1.6 pp
2016 15.9 +1.3 pp
2015 14.6 +1.1 pp
2014 13.5 −0.3 pp
2013 13.8 −0 pp
2012 13.8 +0 pp
2011 13.8 −2 pp
2010 15.8 +0 pp
2009 15.8 +0.5 pp
2008 15.2 −1.9 pp
2007 17.1 +0.7 pp
2006 16.4 +2.3 pp
2005 14.2 −0.7 pp
2004 14.9 +1.5 pp
2003 13.4 −0.9 pp
2002 14.4 −2.2 pp
2001 16.6 +0.8 pp
2000 15.8 +0 pp
1999 15.7 −1.7 pp
1998 17.4 +1.7 pp
1997 15.7 +1.6 pp
1996 14.1 −1.8 pp
1995 15.9 +0.6 pp
1994 15.2 +2.1 pp
1993 13.1 −1.5 pp
1992 14.6 +1.4 pp
1991 13.2 −6.2 pp
1990 19.4 +0.7 pp
1989 18.7 −2.2 pp
1988 20.9 −0.5 pp
1987 21.4 −1.9 pp
1986 23.3 +0.8 pp
1985 22.5 +3.8 pp
1984 18.7 +3.7 pp
1983 15 +1.5 pp
1982 13.5 −0.8 pp
1981 14.3 +2.3 pp
1980 12.1 +0.4 pp
1979 11.6 −1.2 pp
1978 12.9 −3.9 pp
1977 16.7

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Gross national savings as a percent of GDP — what is left of national income after all consumption, private and public. Savings and capital formation differ by the balance of external transactions: a country that saves more than it invests at home exports capital, and one that invests more than it saves imports it. Hence the stable link with the current account balance, which is exactly what this indicator makes visible.

Important: The difference between savings and capital formation is approximately equal to the current account balance — that is an identity of the national accounts, not a coincidence.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.