Costa Rica - Current account balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP) in Costa Rica was -1.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was -1.04 in 1991, while its lowest value was -15.59 in 1981.
Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1977 | -7.34 |
| 1978 | -10.31 |
| 1979 | -13.83 |
| 1980 | -13.74 |
| 1981 | -15.59 |
| 1982 | -10.23 |
| 1983 | -8.89 |
| 1984 | -4.13 |
| 1985 | -3.22 |
| 1986 | -1.81 |
| 1987 | -5.66 |
| 1988 | -3.87 |
| 1989 | -7.90 |
| 1990 | -7.42 |
| 1991 | -1.04 |
| 1992 | -4.33 |
| 1993 | -6.47 |
| 1994 | -2.23 |
| 1995 | -3.09 |
| 1996 | -2.26 |
| 1997 | -3.81 |
| 1998 | -3.81 |
| 1999 | -4.68 |
| 2000 | -4.56 |
| 2001 | -3.22 |
| 2002 | -5.19 |
| 2003 | -5.21 |
| 2004 | -3.63 |
| 2005 | -4.29 |
| 2006 | -4.13 |
| 2007 | -5.57 |
| 2008 | -8.38 |
| 2009 | -1.82 |
| 2010 | -3.22 |
| 2011 | -5.30 |
| 2012 | -5.10 |
| 2013 | -4.77 |
| 2014 | -4.72 |
| 2015 | -3.40 |
| 2016 | -2.14 |
| 2017 | -3.62 |
| 2018 | -2.99 |
| 2019 | -2.15 |
| 2020 | -1.14 |
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: Balance of payments
