Costa Rica - Domestic credit to private sector

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in Costa Rica was 59.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 59.71 in 2020, while its lowest value was 10.72 in 1995.

Definition: Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

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Year Value
1960 27.05
1961 27.17
1962 25.76
1963 26.71
1964 29.21
1965 29.86
1966 27.69
1967 27.38
1968 25.92
1969 25.23
1970 25.40
1971 29.59
1972 28.80
1973 25.55
1974 28.00
1975 29.24
1976 28.60
1977 26.38
1978 28.52
1979 29.47
1980 27.75
1981 23.20
1982 18.74
1983 21.38
1984 19.91
1985 19.02
1986 17.89
1987 18.96
1988 17.76
1989 16.34
1990 15.84
1991 11.01
1992 12.45
1993 14.34
1994 13.98
1995 10.72
1996 13.60
1997 14.80
1998 19.05
1999 22.45
2000 25.50
2001 28.24
2002 30.38
2003 31.59
2004 31.84
2005 35.34
2006 37.44
2007 43.30
2008 48.90
2009 46.99
2010 43.66
2011 45.47
2012 46.92
2013 49.12
2014 52.49
2015 54.48
2016 57.84
2017 58.56
2018 59.37
2019 55.53
2020 59.71

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in Costa Rica was 60.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 60.67 in 2020, while its lowest value was 35.86 in 2005.

Definition: Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
2005 35.86
2006 37.86
2007 43.77
2008 49.38
2009 47.65
2010 44.31
2011 46.02
2012 47.45
2013 49.73
2014 53.10
2015 55.13
2016 58.64
2017 59.69
2018 60.30
2019 56.48
2020 60.67

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets