Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)

Costa Rica
12.28 units per US$ of GDP
in 2008
Nigeria
10.78 units per US$ of GDP
in 2008
Costa Rica rank
36th
Nigeria rank
39th

Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 12.28 units per US$ of GDP against 10.78 units per US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 1.5 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 36th and Nigeria ranks 39th of 151 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5559 units per US$ of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP 0.55 units per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1970s 0.2449 units per US$ of GDP 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP 0.237 units per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1980s -22.64 units per US$ of GDP 0.0324 units per US$ of GDP 22.67 units per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1990s -26.06 units per US$ of GDP 1.23 units per US$ of GDP 27.29 units per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2000s -11.87 units per US$ of GDP 7.16 units per US$ of GDP 19.04 units per US$ of GDP Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capital accounts (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), Costa Rica or Nigeria?
Costa Rica, at 12.28 units per US$ of GDP against 10.78 units per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2008.
What is the difference in capital accounts (depository corporations survey, domestic currency) between Costa Rica and Nigeria?
1.5 units per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?
49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2008.
How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for capital accounts (depository corporations survey, domestic currency)?
Costa Rica ranks 36th and Nigeria ranks 39th of 151 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
151 places, 5,228 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.