
Costa Rica: Portfolio investment inflows, equities
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| Costa Rica |
Net portfolio equity inflows |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 178.96 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Measure | million dollars (current) |
| Data availability | 1977 - 2025 |
| Average | 24.30 |
| Min - Max | -2.50 - 178.96 |
| Source | The International Monetary Fund |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2025 is 178.96 million dollars (current), an increase from 175.45 million dollars (current) in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 20965.42 million dollars (current), based on data from 65 countries. Historically, the average for Costa Rica from 1977 to 2025 is 24.3 million dollars (current). The minimum value, -2.5 million dollars (current), was reached in 1986 while the maximum of 178.96 million dollars (current) was recorded in 2025.
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| Recent values | Costa Rica: Portfolio investment inflows, equities |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 178.96 |
| 2024 | 175.45 |
| 2023 | 172.01 |
| 2022 | 129.42 |
| 2021 | 87.67 |
| 2020 | 56.53 |
| 2019 | 55.43 |
| 2018 | 54.34 |
Definition: Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terms of trade | 99.90 | 2024 | percent |
| Trade openness | 71.49 | 2025 | percent |
| Financial openness | 2.290 | 2022 | index points |
| Exports, percent of GDP | 38.85 | 2025 | percent |
| Exports, billion dollars | 39.98 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Growth of exports | 8.64 | 2025 | percent |
| Imports, percent of GDP | 32.64 | 2025 | percent |
| Imports, billion dollars | 33.59 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP | 5.43 | 2025 | percent |
| Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars | 5.40 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Portfolio investment inflows, equities | 178.96 | 2025 | million dollars (current) |
| Current account, percent of GDP | -0.67 | 2025 | percent |
| Current account, in dollars | -0.69 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Trade balance, percent of GDP | 6.21 | 2025 | percent |
| Trade balance, in dollars | 6.80 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Reserves | 17.09 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Remittances, percent of GDP | 0.83 | 2025 | percent |
| Remittances | 853.35 | 2025 | million U.S. dollars |
| Net errors and omissions | 463.12 | 2025 | million USD |