Costa Rica IBAN format
An IBAN from Costa Rica starts with CR and has 22 characters: two check digits and a 18-character national account number (BBAN) in the format 4!n14!n.
| IBAN length | 22 characters |
|---|---|
| BBAN format (SWIFT notation) | 4!n14!n |
| Example | CR05 0152 0200 1026 2840 66 |
| Bank code in the example | 0152 |
| Currency | CRC |
| Registry authority | Central Bank of Costa Rica |
Structure by position
| Positions | Length | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | 2 | Country code CR |
| 3-4 | 2 | IBAN check digits (mod 97) |
| 5-8 | 4 | Bank code (digits) |
| 9-22 | 14 | Account number (digits) |
Check a Costa Rica IBAN
The check strips spaces, verifies the length (22), the account format and the mod-97 check digits, then extracts the bank code.
SWIFT/BIC codes of banks in Costa Rica (15)
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