Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 2.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Costa Rica, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 2.1% for non-performing loans to total gross loans in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Costa Rica peaked at 2.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2008.
Costa Rica ranks 116th of 156 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.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.5% | — |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +34.1% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +32.2% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +4.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 99% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 2.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.8%, 72% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 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 non-performing loans to total gross loans in Costa Rica?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Costa Rica was 2.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Costa Rica ranks 116th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. 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 Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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