Current account balance (World Bank) in Costa Rica in 2025 — -0.67%. Ranked 47 in the world out of 97. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 6.68 pp.
1977–2025 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.67 | +0.2 pp |
| 2024 | -0.87 | +0.56 pp |
| 2023 | -1.42 | +1.18 pp |
| 2022 | -2.61 | +0.71 pp |
| 2021 | -3.32 | −2.33 pp |
| 2020 | -1 | +0.16 pp |
| 2019 | -1.16 | +1.82 pp |
| 2018 | -2.98 | +0.63 pp |
| 2017 | -3.62 | −1.48 pp |
| 2016 | -2.14 | +1.27 pp |
| 2015 | -3.4 | +1.31 pp |
| 2014 | -4.72 | +0.06 pp |
| 2013 | -4.77 | +0.33 pp |
| 2012 | -5.1 | +0.19 pp |
| 2011 | -5.3 | −2.07 pp |
| 2010 | -3.22 | −1.4 pp |
| 2009 | -1.82 | +6.55 pp |
| 2008 | -8.38 | −2.8 pp |
| 2007 | -5.57 | −1.44 pp |
| 2006 | -4.13 | +0.16 pp |
| 2005 | -4.29 | −0.66 pp |
| 2004 | -3.63 | +1.58 pp |
| 2003 | -5.21 | −0.02 pp |
| 2002 | -5.19 | −1.97 pp |
| 2001 | -3.22 | +1.34 pp |
| 2000 | -4.56 | +0.12 pp |
| 1999 | -4.68 | −0.87 pp |
| 1998 | -3.81 | +0.01 pp |
| 1997 | -3.81 | −1.55 pp |
| 1996 | -2.26 | +0.84 pp |
| 1995 | -3.09 | −0.87 pp |
| 1994 | -2.23 | +4.26 pp |
| 1993 | -6.48 | −2.17 pp |
| 1992 | -4.32 | −3.27 pp |
| 1991 | -1.04 | +6.38 pp |
| 1990 | -7.42 | +0.48 pp |
| 1989 | -7.9 | −4.03 pp |
| 1988 | -3.87 | +1.79 pp |
| 1987 | -5.66 | −3.85 pp |
| 1986 | -1.81 | +1.4 pp |
| 1985 | -3.22 | +0.91 pp |
| 1984 | -4.13 | +4.77 pp |
| 1983 | -8.89 | +1.34 pp |
| 1982 | -10.23 | +5.36 pp |
| 1981 | -15.59 | −1.85 pp |
| 1980 | -13.74 | +0.09 pp |
| 1979 | -13.83 | −3.52 pp |
| 1978 | -10.31 | −2.97 pp |
| 1977 | -7.34 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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