Banking - Costa Rica
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Central bank discount rate (%) | 21.5 |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 18.21 |
Value & RankThe Central bank discount rate of Costa Rica is 21.5 (%) with a global rank of 3.
Costa Rica compared to other CountriesThe Central bank discount rate of Costa Rica is similar to that of Venezuela, Angola, Vanuatu, Ghana, Belize, São Tomé and Principe, Mali, Malawi, Uganda, Papua New Guinea with a respective Central bank discount rate of 29.5, 25.0, 20.0, 18.0, 18.0, 16.0, 16.0, 15.0, 14.0, 14.0 (%) and a global rank of 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.Costa Rica since the end of the Great RecessionCosta Rica's Central bank discount rate had a negative growth (decline) of 6.52% since the end of the Great Recession
Costa Rica compared to other CountriesThe Central bank discount rate of Costa Rica is similar to that of Venezuela, Angola, Vanuatu, Ghana, Belize, São Tomé and Principe, Mali, Malawi, Uganda, Papua New Guinea with a respective Central bank discount rate of 29.5, 25.0, 20.0, 18.0, 18.0, 16.0, 16.0, 15.0, 14.0, 14.0 (%) and a global rank of 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.Costa Rica since the end of the Great RecessionCosta Rica's Central bank discount rate had a negative growth (decline) of 6.52% since the end of the Great Recession
Value & RankThe Commercial bank prime lending rate of Costa Rica is 18.2 (%) with a global rank of 20.
Costa Rica compared to other CountriesThe Commercial bank prime lending rate of Costa Rica is similar to that of Georgia, Sierra Leone, Peru, Dem. Rep. Congo, Turkey, Venezuela, Mauritania, Honduras, Turkmenistan, Mongolia with a respective Commercial bank prime lending rate of 20.7, 20.5, 20.3, 18.6, 18.5, 18.0, 18.0, 17.8, 17.5, 17.5 (%) and a global rank of 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25.Last 5 years averageCosta Rica had an average Commercial bank prime lending rate of 16.6 (%) in the last 5 years from (2007 to 2012).
Costa Rica since the end of the Great RecessionCosta Rica's Commercial bank prime lending rate had a negative growth (decline) of 7.67% since the end of the Great Recession
Costa Rica compared to other CountriesThe Commercial bank prime lending rate of Costa Rica is similar to that of Georgia, Sierra Leone, Peru, Dem. Rep. Congo, Turkey, Venezuela, Mauritania, Honduras, Turkmenistan, Mongolia with a respective Commercial bank prime lending rate of 20.7, 20.5, 20.3, 18.6, 18.5, 18.0, 18.0, 17.8, 17.5, 17.5 (%) and a global rank of 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25.Last 5 years averageCosta Rica had an average Commercial bank prime lending rate of 16.6 (%) in the last 5 years from (2007 to 2012).
Costa Rica since the end of the Great RecessionCosta Rica's Commercial bank prime lending rate had a negative growth (decline) of 7.67% since the end of the Great Recession
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Datasource: CIA - The World Factbook