Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Net open position in foreign exchange to capital was 20.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Costa Rica, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 20.8% for net open position in foreign exchange to capital in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Costa Rica peaked at 31.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2014.
That places Costa Rica 20th out of 118 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 23.2% | — |
| 2009 | 28.4% | +22.1% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 28.8% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | -16.8% |
| 2024 | 20.8% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 23.2% | 28.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 17.8% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 20.8% | 31.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 17 Trinidad and Tobago 26.2% compare
- 18 Austria 21.9% compare
- 19 Slovenia 21.0% compare
- 21 Bangladesh 18.3% compare
- 22 Brunei Darussalam 18.2% compare
- 23 Mexico 17.8% compare
More development goals data for Costa Rica
- Red List Index 0.8353 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.55 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,219 (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 net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Costa Rica?
- Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Costa Rica was 20.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest net open position in foreign exchange to capital recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest net open position in foreign exchange to capital recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for net open position in foreign exchange to capital?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net open position in foreign exchange to capital rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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