Quarterly balance of payments (BPM6) /n1
Millions of dollars
 
 

 

 

quarterly 4/2015

quarterly 1/2016

quarterly 2/2016

quarterly 3/2016

quarterly 4/2016

quarterly 1/2017

quarterly 2/2017

quarterly 3/2017

quarterly 4/2017

quarterly 1/2018

quarterly 2/2018

quarterly 3/2018

Ocultar jerarquía

 CURRENT ACCOUNT

 

-522.5

25.9

-309.8

-429.7

-543.6

-472.0

-334.3

-627.8

-754.6

-43.9

-648.4

-246.1

Ocultar jerarquía

 Goods and services

 

-98.5

529.8

142.7

-3.7

14.9

300.7

285.9

46.0

-239.3

657.2

14.5

294.9

 

 Exports

 

4,399.7

4,692.6

4,699.4

4,468.1

4,777.2

4,953.6

4,978.2

4,655.8

4,820.9

5,561.3

5,354.2

5,211.0

 

 Imports

 

4,498.1

4,162.9

4,556.6

4,471.8

4,762.3

4,652.9

4,692.2

4,609.7

5,060.2

4,904.1

5,339.7

4,916.1

Ocultar jerarquía

 Goods

 

-1,310.9

-895.3

-1,002.7

-1,217.8

-1,310.1

-1,105.7

-835.4

-1,016.1

-1,409.9

-983.5

-1,195.8

-1,022.0

 

 Exports

 

2,344.5

2,440.6

2,712.0

2,416.7

2,531.0

2,605.1

2,899.6

2,661.4

2,644.7

2,861.7

3,096.5

2,887.5

 

 Imports

 

3,655.4

3,335.9

3,714.7

3,634.5

3,841.2

3,710.7

3,734.9

3,677.5

4,054.6

3,845.2

4,292.3

3,909.5

Ocultar jerarquía

 Services

 

1,212.4

1,425.1

1,145.5

1,214.2

1,325.1

1,406.4

1,121.3

1,062.1

1,170.6

1,640.8

1,210.2

1,316.8

Ocultar jerarquía

 Exports

 

2,055.2

2,252.0

1,987.4

2,051.5

2,246.2

2,348.5

2,078.6

1,994.4

2,176.2

2,699.7

2,257.7

2,323.5

 

 Manufacturing services

33.5

32.0

36.7

32.3

35.8

33.5

33.2

34.8

34.3

29.3

29.4

29.1

 

 Maintenance and repair n.i.e.

20.5

24.6

30.5

23.6

24.6

20.5

21.0

26.6

23.1

15.0

16.2

16.5

 

 Transport

118.8

145.7

116.2

114.9

126.5

108.8

121.9

113.0

111.1

217.3

197.9

227.9

 

 Travel

792.2

1,063.2

784.9

903.8

896.4

1,182.1

845.9

761.9

866.1

1,247.2

817.5

774.4

 

 Construction

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.4

0.4

0.4

 

 Insurance and pension

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.6

0.2

0.4

0.4

0.7

0.4

6.4

5.2

2.4

 

 Financial

18.6

21.4

22.0

21.9

24.3

22.3

18.2

20.9

27.0

18.9

20.0

19.5

 

 Charges for the use of intellectual property

0.1

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.5

 

 Telecommunication, computer and information

344.7

274.3

267.5

265.7

287.2

277.5

298.0

290.6

297.3

287.7

245.0

329.0

 

 Other business

721.8

684.8

716.8

682.6

840.8

694.2

730.8

736.6

807.3

868.7

919.1

916.8

 

 Personal, cultural and recreational

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 

 Government goods and services n.i.e

4.8

4.4

11.0

4.8

8.8

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.1

7.4

5.6

6.0

Ocultar jerarquía

 Imports

 

842.8

826.9

841.9

837.3

921.1

942.1

957.3

932.2

1,005.6

1,058.9

1,047.5

1,006.6

 

 Manufacturing services

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 

 Maintenance and repair n.i.e.

0.2

0.1

0.6

0.3

0.2

2.0

0.6

0.7

0.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

 

 Transport

264.2

257.1

275.1

264.9

280.9

276.9

277.6

269.3

295.2

320.2

324.5

317.1

 

 Travel

205.1

194.9

177.5

196.1

234.4

243.9

244.5

250.6

304.9

232.0

198.7

172.5

 

 Construction

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.3

0.3

0.3

 

 Insurance and pensions

53.7

51.7

53.7

47.7

54.0

46.0

48.6

42.2

46.9

43.0

31.8

28.2

 

 Financial

52.1

39.3

48.0

46.8

50.6

55.6

51.1

49.3

56.8

71.6

75.2

69.8

 

 Charges for the use of intellectual property

130.4

125.7

124.5

123.0

130.2

139.3

150.3

130.7

118.1

161.4

174.1

151.4

 

 Telecommunication, computer and information

58.0

59.3

65.0

60.8

62.3

66.1

69.1

68.3

65.1

74.6

74.3

81.3

 

 Other business

73.4

94.8

93.2

93.5

103.1

109.1

112.2

117.4

114.6

150.4

163.1

180.4

 

 Personal, cultural and recreational

1.3

0.4

0.5

0.5

1.7

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.5

0.1

0.2

0.3

 

 Government goods and services n.i.e.

4.4

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.0

5.3

5.3

5.3

Ocultar jerarquía

 Primary income

 

-569.4

-632.0

-576.7

-573.6

-669.2

-924.7

-760.2

-828.1

-647.9

-839.2

-790.0

-677.3

 

 Credit

 

107.0

81.3

109.2

90.4

90.9

96.3

96.1

91.9

99.9

96.8

152.6

146.1

 

 Debit

 

676.4

713.3

685.9

664.0

760.1

1,021.0

856.3

920.1

747.8

936.1

942.6

823.5

Ocultar jerarquía

 Compensation of employees

 

-12.4

-53.2

-3.2

3.7

-11.6

-59.8

-3.3

4.2

-40.9

-67.7

-5.1

3.7

 

 Credit

 

9.4

6.9

7.1

6.8

9.8

7.3

8.0

7.3

10.6

9.0

8.2

7.2

 

 Debit

 

21.8

60.1

10.3

3.1

21.4

67.1

11.3

3.1

51.6

76.7

13.3

3.6

Ocultar jerarquía

 Investment income

 

-557.0

-578.9

-573.5

-577.3

-657.6

-864.9

-756.9

-832.3

-607.0

-771.5

-784.9

-681.0

Ocultar jerarquía

 Credit

 

97.6

74.4

102.0

83.6

81.1

89.0

88.2

84.6

89.3

87.9

144.4

138.9

 

 Direct investment

52.3

20.7

35.4

21.6

22.9

24.4

17.9

15.0

17.0

0.3

37.1

35.5

 

 Portfolio investment

19.4

14.6

16.2

12.8

11.7

11.6

11.1

10.9

9.8

11.2

12.4

13.2

 

 Other investment

15.0

25.2

34.6

31.5

32.6

31.9

37.5

35.3

37.8

46.3

55.7

50.0

 

 Reserve assets

10.8

13.8

15.7

17.7

13.9

20.9

21.7

23.4

24.7

30.0

39.2

40.2

Ocultar jerarquía

 Debit

 

654.6

653.2

675.6

661.0

738.7

953.9

845.1

916.9

696.2

859.4

929.3

819.9

 

 Direct investment

488.2

449.8

501.9

393.1

593.2

760.1

640.0

713.5

476.0

633.4

676.4

571.5

 

 Portfolio investment

83.2

121.5

94.6

183.4

61.9

115.2

116.4

117.1

118.2

124.7

125.4

126.2

 

 Other investment

83.1

81.9

79.1

84.4

83.6

78.6

88.7

86.4

102.0

101.3

127.4

122.2

Ocultar jerarquía

 Secondary income

 

145.3

128.1

124.1

147.6

110.7

152.0

140.0

154.3

132.7

138.0

127.1

136.4

Ocultar jerarquía

 Credit

 

250.7

232.1

228.4

247.5

226.2

264.7

237.2

260.5

262.0

251.7

244.5

254.7

 

 General government

 

85.6

81.0

67.9

86.0

64.5

107.9

84.7

100.8

91.2

101.0

84.7

95.9

Ocultar jerarquía

 Financial and non-financial corporations, households and NPISHs

 

165.1

151.1

160.5

161.5

161.7

156.8

152.5

159.7

170.8

150.7

159.7

158.8

 

 Of which: workers´ remittances

136.4

118.8

129.8

133.2

133.0

126.8

132.3

135.6

132.5

111.5

125.5

131.1

Ocultar jerarquía

 Debit

 

105.4

104.0

104.3

99.9

115.5

112.8

97.2

106.2

129.4

113.6

117.3

118.3

 

 General government

 

3.1

6.8

2.8

2.7

3.1

5.3

2.9

4.0

3.9

4.7

1.6

1.6

Ocultar jerarquía

 Financial and non-financial corporations, households and NPISHs

 

102.3

97.2

101.5

97.2

112.3

107.4

94.3

102.3

125.5

108.9

115.8

116.7

 

 Of which: workers´ remittances

81.8

76.1

79.7

76.2

89.3

83.8

79.7

81.8

90.2

85.0

91.2

92.7

Ocultar jerarquía

 CAPITAL ACCOUNT

 

8.5

17.5

18.1

30.4

20.8

14.7

8.9

7.8

9.0

6.3

7.1

7.5

Ocultar jerarquía

 Credit

 

9.5

18.3

19.0

31.2

21.7

15.6

9.7

8.7

10.0

7.4

8.2

8.6

 

 Acquisitions of nonproduced nonfinancial assets

 

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 

 Capital transfers

 

9.5

18.3

19.0

31.2

21.7

15.6

9.7

8.7

10.0

7.4

8.2

8.6

Ocultar jerarquía

 Debit

 

1.0

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.9

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

 

 Disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets

 

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 

 Capital transfers

 

1.0

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.9

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

 

 Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (A+B)

 

-514.1

43.4

-291.7

-399.3

-522.8

-457.3

-325.4

-620.0

-745.5

-37.6

-641.2

-238.6

Ocultar jerarquía

 FINANCIAL ACCOUNT

 

-759.6

-63.4

-334.4

-358.7

-555.1

-234.4

-157.1

-620.8

-1,014.1

-1,259.0

137.6

4.2

Ocultar jerarquía

 Net acquisition of financial assets

 

257.8

419.6

902.6

101.6

330.3

587.4

693.9

41.1

232.6

446.3

854.3

584.6

 

 Direct investment

 

84.9

122.6

229.3

90.9

50.6

-55.8

168.6

140.9

19.1

133.4

270.2

230.9

Ocultar jerarquía

 Portfolio investment

 

-271.5

30.2

295.0

-160.6

-50.8

51.7

84.8

-62.4

152.6

374.9

396.9

-18.9

 

 Equity and investment fund shares

 

-136.9

-75.3

28.0

290.7

0.9

1.5

3.8

0.1

36.1

141.2

167.5

-21.3

 

 Debt securities

 

-134.5

105.5

267.0

-451.3

-51.7

50.1

80.9

-62.5

116.5

233.8

229.4

2.4

 

 Financial derivaties (other than reserves)

 

-0.8

-2.6

-2.6

-2.5

-2.5

-2.6

-2.6

-2.6

-2.6

-2.7

-2.6

-2.6

Ocultar jerarquía

 Other investment

 

445.1

269.4

380.9

173.9

333.0

594.2

443.1

-34.9

63.4

-59.4

189.9

375.1

 

 Other equity

 

89.3

0.0

24.7

21.6

21.6

21.3

27.8

21.6

21.6

0.2

5.8

0.0

 

 Currency and deposits

 

415.7

119.9

159.0

101.9

213.7

190.4

1.3

-270.8

-84.4

-116.6

122.1

190.0

 

 Loans

 

-8.4

18.1

-12.1

-3.4

-6.1

13.7

-10.1

-10.5

-6.9

23.5

-2.5

-15.0

 

 Insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes

 

-2.2

9.6

9.5

9.3

9.3

9.9

9.7

9.6

9.7

10.3

10.1

10.0

 

 Trade credits and advances

 

-40.1

96.0

170.5

18.9

68.1

226.2

171.0

176.5

80.3

24.1

34.5

133.3

 

 Other accounts receivable

 

-9.2

25.9

29.2

25.5

26.5

132.7

243.4

38.7

43.2

-0.9

19.9

56.7

Ocultar jerarquía

 Net incurrance of liabilities

 

1,017.4

482.9

1,237.1

460.3

885.4

821.8

851.0

661.9

1,246.7

1,705.3

716.7

580.3

 

 Direct investment

 

732.6

643.4

774.5

487.6

714.9

774.4

867.0

680.6

602.9

522.6

522.2

786.5

Ocultar jerarquía

 Portfolio investment

 

-31.4

-177.8

760.8

21.7

-75.0

117.6

37.6

79.9

393.9

239.3

49.9

-394.6

 

 Equity and investment fund shares

 

0.4

10.7

10.7

10.4

10.4

13.5

13.4

13.2

13.2

13.7

13.7

13.5

 

 Debt securities

 

-31.8

-188.5

750.1

11.2

-85.3

104.2

24.2

66.6

380.8

225.6

36.2

-408.1

 

 Financial derivatives (other than reserves)

 

-0.4

-0.6

-0.6

-0.6

-0.6

-0.6

-0.6

-0.6

-0.6

-0.6

-0.6

-0.6

Ocultar jerarquía

 Other investment

 

316.7

17.9

-297.7

-48.3

246.0

-69.6

-53.0

-98.0

250.5

944.0

145.2

189.0

 

 Other equity

 

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 

 Currency and deposits

 

-1.0

20.7

29.9

-30.1

-76.6

110.4

-1.9

-39.8

-26.4

88.8

-47.7

-6.4

 

 Loans

 

385.3

-53.2

-255.3

-46.4

341.7

-58.6

-25.6

-72.3

190.7

884.9

60.0

411.5

 

 Insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes

 

-0.7

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

5.6

5.5

5.4

5.5

0.9

0.8

0.8

 

 Trade credits and advances

 

-72.3

38.7

-72.0

25.1

-20.4

-129.6

-34.1

10.6

75.1

-34.8

130.6

-216.3

 

 Other accounts payable

 

5.5

10.3

-1.6

1.7

0.1

2.6

3.2

-2.0

5.6

4.2

1.5

-0.6

 

 Special drawing rights

 

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 

 NET ERRORS AND OMISIONS

 

-457.2

-147.9

-73.5

-34.6

-120.3

-78.8

-296.4

82.5

-4.1

113.1

398.6

-338.6

 

 RESERVE ASSETS

 

-211.6

-41.1

-30.8

-75.2

-88.1

-301.7

-464.8

83.3

264.5

1,334.5

-380.3

-581.4

 
Source: Central Bank of Costa Rica.

Notes:
n1/ Preliminary data for 2022 and 2023.

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  3/ Methodological document
  4/ Balance of Payments and International Investmet Position Sixth Edition (BPM6) Spanish
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