# Domestic credit to the private sector in Costa Rica

Domestic credit to the private sector in Costa Rica was 51% of GDP in 2025. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `private_sector_credit_gdp`
- Place id: `cr`
- Unit: % of GDP
- Definition: Financial corporations' claims on the private sector, including loans, non-equity securities and trade credit, as a percentage of GDP. Some countries include credit to public enterprises.
- Note: Can include central banks, deposit banks and other financial corporations, so it is not a bank-loans-only measure. A published zero is valid. The latest year varies by country.
- Source: World Bank, Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/world-bank
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/domestic-credit-private-sector/costa-rica
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=private_sector_credit_gdp&place=cr

| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 51 |
| 2024 | 51.2 |
| 2023 | 50.5 |
| 2022 | 51.4 |
| 2021 | 56 |
| 2020 | 59.7 |
| 2019 | 55.9 |
| 2018 | 60.2 |
| 2017 | 59.7 |
| 2016 | 58.6 |
| 2015 | 55.1 |
| 2014 | 53.1 |
| 2013 | 49.7 |
| 2012 | 47.5 |
| 2011 | 46 |
| 2010 | 44.3 |
| 2009 | 47.7 |
| 2008 | 49.4 |
| 2007 | 43.8 |
| 2006 | 37.9 |
| 2005 | 35.9 |