The Central Bank of Costa Rica has added an interactive tool to its website that visualises, in aggregated form, spot foreign exchange transactions between the public and authorised foreign exchange intermediaries. The dashboard breaks down spot FX activity by type of person, institutional sector, economic activity and trade regime. It also enables comparisons between transaction buy and sell exchange rates for US dollar trades and the rates recorded in the Foreign Exchange Market (Monex), as well as the Central Bank of Costa Rica reference exchange rate. Illustrative figures in the release show that, in April 2025, firms in the special trade regime (mainly free trade zones) were net sellers of USD 570 million, while firms in the definitive regime (outside free trade zones) were net buyers of USD 63 million; it also points to a decline in activity by “unidentified” clients, with intermediaries’ purchases from such clients falling from USD 357 million (13% of total purchases) in April 2024 to USD 80 million (3%) in April 2025. Data in the tool are available from 1 April 2024 and are updated monthly during the first fifteen business days of each month. The Central Bank of Costa Rica noted that the tool complements, but does not replace, the spot US dollar operations tables published in its Monthly Economic Situation Report.
Central Bank of Costa Rica 2025-05-28
Central Bank of Costa Rica launches interactive dashboard for aggregated spot foreign exchange transactions
The Central Bank of Costa Rica has launched an interactive tool on its website to visualize aggregated spot foreign exchange transactions between the public and authorized intermediaries. The dashboard provides detailed breakdowns by person type, institutional sector, economic activity, and trade regime, and allows rate comparisons for US dollar trades. Data is available from April 2024 and updated monthly, complementing existing reports.