Costa Rica vs Samoa: Broad money
Broad money over time
- Costa Rica
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 50.7% against 50.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 101st and Samoa ranks 100th of 167 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.7% | 10.8% | 19.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 42.5% | 27.2% | 15.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 27.9% | 32.9% | 5.1% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 37.4% | 9.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 44.9% | 4.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 56.7% | 6.4% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher broad money, Costa Rica or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 50.7% against 50.6% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in broad money between Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Samoa rank globally for broad money?
- Costa Rica ranks 101st and Samoa ranks 100th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Broad money (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.