Bank loans per capita rose 4.27% to USD 7,574 in Costa Rica in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank loans per capita in Costa Rica reached an all time high of USD 7,574 in 2017 and an all time low of USD 3,345 in 2008. When compared to Costa Rica's main peers, bank loans per capita in Guatemala amounted to USD 1,396 , USD 1,535 in Honduras, USD 857 in Nicaragua and USD 16,128 in Panama in 2017.
Costa Rica has been ranked 38th within the group of 107 countries we follow in terms of bank loans per capita, 38 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Loans Per Capita (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | USD | 2,673 | 2,654 | 2,676 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Colombia | USD | ... | ... | ... | 2,464 | 2,786 | 2,962 | 2,896 | 3,060 | |||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6,721 | 7,264 | 7,574 | 7,195 | 7,441 | ... | ||||||||
| El Salvador | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | 212 | 217 | 233 | 2,203 | 2,329 | ||||||||||||
| Guatemala | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,259 | 1,325 | 1,396 | 1,435 | 1,498 | ||||||||
| Honduras | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,336 | 1,414 | 1,535 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Mexico | USD | 1,871 | 1,770 | 2,007 | 2,183 | 2,340 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 710 | 788 | 857 | 762 | 584 | ... | ||||||
| Panama | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15,846 | 16,121 | 16,128 | 15,586 | 15,479 | |||||||
| USA | USD | 27,407 | 28,931 | 30,232 | ... | 32,807 |
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