What is the difference in borrowers from commercial banks between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?

9.32 per 1,000 adults, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?

19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.

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.

Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Borrowers from commercial banks

Costa Rica

259.81 per 1,000 adults

in 2024

Dominican Republic

250.49 per 1,000 adults

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

48th

Dominican Republic rank

50th

Borrowers from commercial banks over time

Costa Rica
Dominican Republic

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 259.81 per 1,000 adults against 250.49 per 1,000 adults in Dominican Republic, a difference of 9.32 per 1,000 adults.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 48th and Dominican Republic ranks 50th of 113 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Dominican Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	200.37 per 1,000 adults	126.42 per 1,000 adults	73.95 per 1,000 adults	Costa Rica
2010s	228.27 per 1,000 adults	166.91 per 1,000 adults	61.36 per 1,000 adults	Costa Rica
2020s	246.32 per 1,000 adults	219.11 per 1,000 adults	27.2 per 1,000 adults	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher borrowers from commercial banks, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?: Costa Rica, at 259.81 per 1,000 adults against 250.49 per 1,000 adults in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in borrowers from commercial banks between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?: 9.32 per 1,000 adults, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for borrowers from commercial banks?: Costa Rica ranks 48th and Dominican Republic ranks 50th 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: 03 September 2026

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.