Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Broad money growth (annual %)
Broad money growth (annual %) over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 4.9% against 4.6% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 129th and Malaysia ranks 131st of 167 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.2% | 11.6% | 2.4% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 29.2% | 23.6% | 5.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 15.0% | 14.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 14.8% | 3.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 9.6% | 25.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 6.5% | 1.0% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 4.6% | 2.9% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher broad money growth, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
- Costa Rica, at 4.9% against 4.6% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in broad money growth between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for broad money growth?
- Costa Rica ranks 129th and Malaysia ranks 131st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.