Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit was 3.06 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Costa Rica, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Costa Rica stood at 3.06 %. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Costa Rica peaked at 22.37 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3.06 %, in 2024.
Costa Rica ranks 59th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.37 % | — |
| 1992 | 20.51 % | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 18.64 % | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 17.41 % | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 15.93 % | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 13.81 % | -13.3% |
| 1997 | 10.16 % | -26.4% |
| 1998 | 10.36 % | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 9.32 % | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 9.08 % | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 7.82 % | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 6.38 % | -18.5% |
| 2003 | 5.17 % | -18.9% |
| 2004 | 4.95 % | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 5.32 % | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 4.56 % | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 4.22 % | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 3.97 % | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 4.29 % | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 4.52 % | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 4.77 % | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 4.51 % | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 4.29 % | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 3.97 % | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 3.61 % | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 3.82 % | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 3.75 % | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 3.7 % | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 3.8 % | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 3.84 % | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 3.68 % | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 3.45 % | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 3.33 % | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 3.06 % | -7.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 3.06 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.93 %, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 3.06 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.54 %, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.39 % | 9.32 % | 22.37 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.58 % | 3.97 % | 9.08 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.07 % | 3.61 % | 4.77 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.47 % | 3.06 % | 3.84 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita 0.0086 metric tons per person (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 39.75 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Costa Rica?
- Credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Costa Rica was 3.06 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 22.37 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.06 % in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit?
- Costa Rica ranks 59th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Credit to agriculture measures the amount of loans and advances given by the banking sector to farmers, rural households, agricultural cooperatives, or any other agri-related businesses. Each country’s central bank compiles its credit stocks by economic activities as part of its monetary and financial statistics publications via annual or quarterly reports online. Data collection has been carried out mostly through reports found on the central bank websites. Data are collected and compiled according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC Rev. 4: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/isic) with a special concentration on the credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing sector separately from the ones to manufacturing and services.