Total provisions as a share of bank loans rose 17.5% yoy to 2.38% in Costa Rica in 3Q2016, according to the National Central Bank. This is 6.80% more than in the previous quarter.
Historically, total provisions as a share of bank loans in Costa Rica reached an all time high of 2.38% in 3Q2016 and an all time low of 1.73% in 4Q2013.
Costa Rica has been ranked 31st within the group of 50 countries we follow in terms of total provisions as a share of bank loans, 31 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Provisions (As % of Total Loans) | Unit | Dec 2011 | Mar 2012 | Jun 2012 | Sep 2012 | Dec 2012 | Mar 2013 | Jun 2013 | Sep 2013 | Dec 2013 | Mar 2014 | Jun 2014 | Sep 2014 | Dec 2014 | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 |
| Belize | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Colombia | % | 4.61% | 4.58% | 4.63% | 4.68% | 4.74% | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | % | 2.01% | 2.03% | 2.07% | 2.16% | 2.23% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | % | 2.75% | 2.75% | 2.64% | 2.60% | 2.46% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | 0.952% | 0.964% | 1.09% | 1.06% | 1.20% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Honduras | % | 4.26% | 4.26% | 4.02% | 4.11% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
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| Nicaragua | % | 2.28% | 2.27% | 2.21% | 2.26% | 2.29% | ||||||||||||||||
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