Loan loss provisions as a percentage of bank loans rose 11.9% yoy to 1.98% in Costa Rica in 3Q2016, according to the National Central Bank. This is 0.761% less than in the previous quarter.
Historically, loan loss provisions as a percentage of bank loans in Costa Rica reached an all time high of 2.28% in 2Q2015 and an all time low of 0.759% in 3Q2010.
Costa Rica has been ranked 11th within the group of 43 countries we follow in terms of loan loss provisions as a percentage of bank loans, 11 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Loan Loss Provisions (As % of Bank Loans) | Unit | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| Belize | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Colombia | % | 2.93% | 3.82% | 4.15% | 4.38% | 2.96% | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | % | 2.50% | 2.47% | 3.11% | 3.21% | 3.78% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Guatemala | % | 8.82% | 0.051% | 0.871% | 0.664% | 9.42% | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mexico | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nicaragua | % | 2.81% | 3.46% | 3.32% | 4.05% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Panama | % | 1.08% | 1.72% | 1.76% | 2.78% | 1.23% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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