Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score was 56.25 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score in Costa Rica, 2004–2013
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score in Costa Rica is 56.25, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score in Costa Rica peaked at 56.25 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18.75, in 2004.
That places Costa Rica 80th out of 184 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 18.75 | — |
| 2005 | 18.75 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 43.75 | +133.3% |
| 2007 | 50 | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 56.25 | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 56.25 | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 56.25 is below the median for high income countries, which is 68.75, 82% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 56.25 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 56.25, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.54 | 18.75 | 50 | 6 |
| 2010s | 53.12 | 50 | 56.25 | 4 |
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More private sector data for Costa Rica
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 27.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 32.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,129 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score in Costa Rica?
- Getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score in Costa Rica was 56.25 in 2013, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 56.25 in 2012.
- What is the lowest getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.75 in 2004.
- How does Costa Rica rank for getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score?
- Costa Rica ranks 80th out of 184 countries with data for 2013.
- Is getting credit (db05-14 methodology) - score rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for getting credit benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator set. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB05-14 studies.