Loan loss provisions rose 39.7% to CRC 646 bil in Costa Rica in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, loan loss provisions in Costa Rica reached an all time high of CRC 646 bil in 2017 and an all time low of CRC 160 bil in 2008.
Costa Rica has been ranked 12th within the group of 87 countries we follow in terms of loan loss provisions, 12 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Loan Loss Provisions (Local Currency) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Belize | BZD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Colombia | COP bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,710 | 12,160 | 13,549 | 15,331 | 17,792 | ||||||||
| Costa Rica | CRC bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 196 | 220 | 232 | 276 | 364 | |||||
| El Salvador | SVC bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.346 | 0.316 | 0.299 | 0.311 | 0.311 | ... | ||
| Guatemala | GTQ bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.26 | 1.68 | ||||
| Honduras | HNL bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.37 | 7.52 | 8.79 | 9.56 | 9.64 | |||||||
| Mexico | MXN bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 115 | 129 | 151 | 139 | 141 | ||||||||
| Nicaragua | NIO bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.65 | 1.90 | 1.82 | 2.27 | 2.72 | |||
| Panama | PAB bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 191 | 162 | 136 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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