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Costa Rica IBAN Validator

Validate Costa Rica IBANs (22 characters, Costa Rican Colon)

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How it works

A Costa Rica IBAN is 22 characters long and consists of the country code "CR", 2 check digits, and a 18-character BBAN. The check digits use a MOD-97 algorithm to catch typos.

Costa Rica IBAN Format

Country🇨🇷 Costa Rica
IBAN Length22 characters
BBAN Length18 characters
CurrencyCosta Rican Colon (CRC)
SEPANo
RegionAmericas
FormatCRkk 0bbb cccc cccc cccc cc

IBAN Breakdown

CRCountry Code
05Check Digits
0152Bank Code
02001026284066Account Number

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the IBAN format for Costa Rica?
A Costa Rica IBAN is exactly 22 characters long. It starts with the country code "CR", followed by 2 check digits, then a 18-character BBAN (Basic Bank Account Number). The format pattern is: CRkk 0bbb cccc cccc cccc cc.
Is Costa Rica part of SEPA?
No, Costa Rica is not part of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA). International transfers to Costa Rica typically use the SWIFT/BIC network instead of SEPA. These transfers may take 2–5 business days and often incur higher fees than SEPA transfers.
What currency does Costa Rica use?
Costa Rica uses the Costa Rican Colon (CRC). When sending international payments to Costa Rica, you’ll need the recipient’s IBAN and may need to specify the currency as CRC.
How do I validate a Costa Rica IBAN?
To validate a Costa Rica IBAN: (1) Check the length is exactly 22 characters. (2) Verify the country code is "CR". (3) Validate the BBAN structure matches the expected pattern for Costa Rica. (4) Apply the MOD-97 checksum algorithm by rearranging and converting letters to numbers. A valid IBAN always produces a remainder of 1 when divided by 97.
What does each part of a Costa Rica IBAN mean?
A Costa Rica IBAN (CRkk 0bbb cccc cccc cccc cc) breaks down as: Country Code (“CR”) identifies Costa Rica, Check Digits (2 digits) catch transcription errors, Bank Code (4 characters), Account Number (14 characters). Each segment is validated independently to ensure the IBAN is correctly formatted.

Banks in Costa Rica

Banco Nacional de Costa Rica1 codeBanco de Costa Rica1 codeBanco Popular1 codeBAC San Jose1 codeScotiabank Costa Rica1 codeBanco Davivienda Costa Rica1 code

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