Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) was 60.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Costa Rica, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid assets to short term liabilities in Costa Rica is 60.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to short term liabilities in Costa Rica peaked at 70.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2008.
Costa Rica ranks 54th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 52.0% | — |
| 2009 | 57.4% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 58.8% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 56.7% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 58.2% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 63.1% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 63.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 64.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 63.2% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 68.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 70.1% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 68.3% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 67.0% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 60.7% | -9.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 60.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 43.4%, 1.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 60.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 47.5%, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.7% | 52.0% | 57.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 56.7% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 60.7% | 70.1% | 5 |
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 liquid assets to short term liabilities in Costa Rica?
- Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Costa Rica was 60.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for liquid assets to short term liabilities?
- Costa Rica ranks 54th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liquid assets to short term liabilities rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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