Costa Rica: Financial development

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 Costa Rica

Financial development

 Latest value 0.288
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.220
 Min - Max 0.132 - 0.306
 Source International Monetary Fund
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The latest value from 2021 is 0.288 index points, a decline from 0.292 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.331 index points, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Costa Rica from 1980 to 2021 is 0.22 index points. The minimum value, 0.132 index points, was reached in 1991 while the maximum of 0.306 index points was recorded in 1980. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Costa Rica: Financial development
 2021 0.288
 2020 0.292
 2019 0.291
 2018 0.293
 2017 0.287
 2016 0.277
 2015 0.277
 2014 0.297




Definition: An index for overall financial development based on the two subindexes for financial institutions development and financial markets development. See the indicator menu and Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.

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