Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) was 9.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Bank capital to assets ratio in Costa Rica, 2008–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, bank capital to assets ratio in Costa Rica stood at 9.9%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to assets ratio in Costa Rica peaked at 9.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2008.
That places Costa Rica 57th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7.2% | — |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | +30.4% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | +2.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 9.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.9%, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 9.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.8%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +30.4% | 7.4% | 9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.2% | 8.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.7% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 7.4% | 9.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More development goals data for Costa Rica
- Red List Index 0.8353 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.55 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,219 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 5 (2025)
- Infant deaths 468 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to assets ratio in Costa Rica?
- Bank capital to assets ratio in Costa Rica was 9.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for bank capital to assets ratio?
- Costa Rica ranks 57th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bank capital to assets ratio rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Bank capital to assets ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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