COSTA RICA
As of 2026-05, Costa Rica's broad money supply stands at 26.22T XDC (about $52.07B) — growing 5.5% per year over the last 10y and doubling every 12.8Y.
Broad money in Costa Rica: the full series
345 observations run from 1960 to 2026-05, reported monthly. The series is IMF MFS_MA/BM_MAI, extended backwards with World Bank annual 1960–1999. Values are domestic currency, converted to US dollars at the World Bank period-average rate for the observation year.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026-05 | 26.22T XDC |
| 2026-04 | 26.02T XDC |
| 2026-03 | 26.03T XDC |
| 2026-02 | 25.78T XDC |
| 2026-01 | 26.06T XDC |
| 2025-12 | 26.03T XDC |
| 2025-11 | 25.63T XDC |
| 2025-10 | 25.52T XDC |
| 2025-09 | 25.62T XDC |
| 2025-08 | 25.69T XDC |
| 2025-07 | 25.32T XDC |
| 2025-06 | 25.04T XDC |
| 2025-05 | 24.75T XDC |
| 2025-04 | 24.92T XDC |
| 2025-03 | 25.04T XDC |
| 2025-02 | 25.44T XDC |
| 2025-01 | 25.11T XDC |
| 2024-12 | 24.81T XDC |
| 2024-11 | 25.10T XDC |
| 2024-10 | 25.04T XDC |
| 2024-09 | 24.70T XDC |
| 2024-08 | 24.65T XDC |
| 2024-07 | 24.38T XDC |
| 2024-06 | 24.12T XDC |
| 2024-05 | 23.75T XDC |
| 2024-04 | 23.42T XDC |
| 2024-03 | 23.34T XDC |
| 2024-02 | 23.15T XDC |
| 2024-01 | 22.59T XDC |
| 2023-12 | 22.32T XDC |
| 2023-11 | 21.85T XDC |
| 2023-10 | 21.66T XDC |
| 2023-09 | 21.23T XDC |
| 2023-08 | 21.41T XDC |
| 2023-07 | 21.24T XDC |
| 2023-06 | 20.69T XDC |
| 2023-05 | 20.63T XDC |
| 2023-04 | 20.83T XDC |
| 2023-03 | 20.65T XDC |
| 2023-02 | 21.17T XDC |
Last 40 observations. Full series in the CSV.
How fast is money growing in Costa Rica?
5.5% a year over 10y, against a world median of 9.0% — slower than median. At that pace the stock doubles every 12.8Y. The last twelve months ran 5.9%, measured to 2026-05.
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| Growth band, % a year | Economies |
|---|---|
| <0 | 2 |
| 0–5 | 24 |
| 5–10 | 70 |
| 10–15 | 37 |
| 15–20 | 11 |
| 20–30 | 9 |
| 30–50 | 2 |
| 50+ | 4 |
Where Costa Rica ranks
#61 of 159 by size, #131 of 159 by growth rate. Rank by size answers how much money exists; rank by speed answers how fast it is being created. They are different questions and this page keeps them apart.