Bank capital to assets ratio — all countries

Bank capital to assets ratio — Costa Rica

Bank capital to assets ratio in Costa Rica in 2025 — 10.77%. Ranked 26 in the world out of 89. Since 2008, the indicator has risen by 3.56 pp.

2025 10.77% +0.45 pp vs 2024
World rank 26of 89
Period maximum 10.77%2025
Period minimum 7.21%2008

Trend over time

2008–2025 · % of assets

Bank capital to assets ratio — Costa Rica, 2008–2025789101120082010201220142016201820202022202420252008: 7.21%2009: 8.29%2010: 8.41%2011: 8.39%2012: 8.35%2013: 8.09%2014: 8.08%2015: 7.89%2016: 7.66%2017: 7.86%2018: 7.92%2019: 8.27%2020: 8.05%2021: 7.43%2022: 9.69%2023: 9.88%2024: 10.31%2025: 10.77%
Change over the period: +3.56 pp Annual average: 0.21 pp
Bank capital to assets ratio — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.77 +0.45 pp
2024 10.31 +0.43 pp
2023 9.88 +0.19 pp
2022 9.69 +2.26 pp
2021 7.43 −0.62 pp
2020 8.05 −0.22 pp
2019 8.27 +0.35 pp
2018 7.92 +0.06 pp
2017 7.86 +0.21 pp
2016 7.66 −0.23 pp
2015 7.89 −0.19 pp
2014 8.08 −0.01 pp
2013 8.09 −0.26 pp
2012 8.35 −0.05 pp
2011 8.39 −0.02 pp
2010 8.41 +0.12 pp
2009 8.29 +1.09 pp
2008 7.21

Central America, 2025

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About the indicator

The ratio of the book capital and reserves of banks to their total assets, without risk weighting. A simple but crude indicator of soundness: it does not account for the quality of assets, so in supervisory practice it is supplemented by capital adequacy requirements under the Basel standards.

Important: There are no aggregates for country groups: the correct weight is the total assets of banks, and we have no such series. The ratio is computed on book values, without adjusting for the risk of assets.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.