Colombia vs Costa Rica: Borrowers from commercial banks

Colombia
263.02 per 1,000 adults
in 2024
Costa Rica
259.81 per 1,000 adults
in 2024
Colombia rank
45th
Costa Rica rank
48th

Borrowers from commercial banks over time

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
0100200300200420142024

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 263.02 per 1,000 adults against 259.81 per 1,000 adults in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.21 per 1,000 adults.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Colombia ranks 45th and Costa Rica ranks 48th of 113 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 156.39 per 1,000 adults 200.37 per 1,000 adults 43.98 per 1,000 adults Costa Rica
2010s 223.1 per 1,000 adults 228.27 per 1,000 adults 5.17 per 1,000 adults Costa Rica
2020s 264.06 per 1,000 adults 246.32 per 1,000 adults 17.75 per 1,000 adults Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher borrowers from commercial banks, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Colombia, at 263.02 per 1,000 adults against 259.81 per 1,000 adults in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in borrowers from commercial banks between Colombia and Costa Rica?
3.21 per 1,000 adults, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for borrowers from commercial banks?
Colombia ranks 45th and Costa Rica ranks 48th of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)
Unit
per 1,000 adults
Source
Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
148 places, 2,388 data points, 2004–2024
Last refreshed

Borrowers from commercial banks are the reported number of resident customers that are nonfinancial corporations (public and private) and households who obtained loans from commercial banks and other banks functioning as commercial banks.