Costa Rica - Broad money (% of GDP)

Broad money (% of GDP) in Costa Rica was 55.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 56.90 in 1981, while its lowest value was 14.98 in 1997.

Definition: Broad money (IFS line 35L..ZK) is the sum of currency outside banks; demand deposits other than those of the central government; the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government; bank and traveler’s checks; and other securities such as certificates of deposit and commercial paper.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1960 19.65
1961 18.64
1962 19.37
1963 20.04
1964 20.31
1965 19.89
1966 18.80
1967 23.22
1968 20.85
1969 21.14
1970 19.58
1971 25.39
1972 26.37
1973 25.99
1974 26.08
1975 29.19
1976 31.88
1977 32.91
1978 36.71
1979 43.23
1980 41.94
1981 56.90
1982 42.44
1983 44.02
1984 41.12
1985 38.72
1986 37.59
1987 37.87
1988 43.08
1989 41.26
1990 42.82
1991 33.97
1992 32.26
1993 31.40
1994 31.68
1995 26.27
1996 33.24
1997 14.98
1998 15.03
1999 16.91
2000 18.45
2001 41.34
2002 43.44
2003 46.92
2004 48.67
2005 52.89
2006 53.54
2007 53.92
2008 56.60
2009 56.86
2010 51.09
2011 49.33
2012 49.37
2013 50.48
2014 52.46
2015 50.64
2016 49.14
2017 46.58
2018 45.37
2019 45.18
2020 55.35

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: The derivation of this indicator was simplified in September 2012 to be current-year broad money divided by current-year GDP times 100.

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Monetary holdings (liabilities)