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Current account balance — Costa Rica

Current account balance in Costa Rica in 2031 — -1.3%. Ranked 82 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 12.4 pp.

2031 -1.3% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 82of 188
Period maximum -0.7%2025
Period minimum -15.9%1981

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Costa Rica, 1980–2031-20-15-10-5019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -13.7%1981: -15.9%1982: -9.2%1983: -9%1984: -4.2%1985: -3.3%1986: -1.7%1987: -5%1988: -3.5%1989: -7.2%1990: -7.8%1991: -3.1%1992: -4.8%1993: -7.2%1994: -4.9%1995: -3.2%1996: -2.4%1997: -3.6%1998: -3.6%1999: -4.9%2000: -4.6%2001: -3.2%2002: -5.2%2003: -5.2%2004: -3.6%2005: -4.3%2006: -4.1%2007: -5.6%2008: -8.4%2009: -1.8%2010: -3.2%2011: -5.3%2012: -5.1%2013: -4.8%2014: -4.7%2015: -3.4%2016: -2.1%2017: -3.6%2018: -3%2019: -1.2%2020: -1%2021: -3.1%2022: -3.2%2023: -1.3%2024: -0.9%2025: -0.7%2026: -1.5%2027: -1.6%2028: -1.4%2029: -1.3%2030: -1.3%2031: -1.3%
Change over the period: +12.4 pp Annual average: 0.24 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Costa Rica -1.3%
World computed 0.28%
Latin America & Caribbean computed -1.17%
Central America computed -0.85%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.27%
Current account balance — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -1.3 +0 pp
2030 -1.3 +0 pp
2029 -1.3 +0.1 pp
2028 -1.4 +0.2 pp
2027 -1.6 −0.1 pp
2026 -1.5 −0.8 pp
2025 -0.7 +0.2 pp
2024 -0.9 +0.4 pp
2023 -1.3 +1.9 pp
2022 -3.2 −0.1 pp
2021 -3.1 −2.1 pp
2020 -1 +0.2 pp
2019 -1.2 +1.8 pp
2018 -3 +0.6 pp
2017 -3.6 −1.5 pp
2016 -2.1 +1.3 pp
2015 -3.4 +1.3 pp
2014 -4.7 +0.1 pp
2013 -4.8 +0.3 pp
2012 -5.1 +0.2 pp
2011 -5.3 −2.1 pp
2010 -3.2 −1.4 pp
2009 -1.8 +6.6 pp
2008 -8.4 −2.8 pp
2007 -5.6 −1.5 pp
2006 -4.1 +0.2 pp
2005 -4.3 −0.7 pp
2004 -3.6 +1.6 pp
2003 -5.2 +0 pp
2002 -5.2 −2 pp
2001 -3.2 +1.4 pp
2000 -4.6 +0.3 pp
1999 -4.9 −1.3 pp
1998 -3.6 +0 pp
1997 -3.6 −1.2 pp
1996 -2.4 +0.8 pp
1995 -3.2 +1.7 pp
1994 -4.9 +2.3 pp
1993 -7.2 −2.4 pp
1992 -4.8 −1.7 pp
1991 -3.1 +4.7 pp
1990 -7.8 −0.6 pp
1989 -7.2 −3.7 pp
1988 -3.5 +1.5 pp
1987 -5 −3.3 pp
1986 -1.7 +1.6 pp
1985 -3.3 +0.9 pp
1984 -4.2 +4.8 pp
1983 -9 +0.2 pp
1982 -9.2 +6.7 pp
1981 -15.9 −2.2 pp
1980 -13.7 —

Central America, 2031

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

NI Nicaragua -0.1 GT Guatemala -0.6 MX Mexico -0.7 CR Costa Rica -1.3 SV El Salvador -1.3 PA Panama -2.5 BZ Belize -3.2 HN Honduras -3.7
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About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

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

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