Costa Rica vs Laos: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP

Costa Rica
17.8%
in 2020
Laos
18.4%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
90th
Laos rank
89th

Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 18.4% against 17.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 90th and Laos ranks 89th of 182 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Laos Difference Ahead
1980s 29.6% 0.3% 29.3% Costa Rica
1990s 6.5% 2.4% 4.2% Costa Rica
2000s 21.5% 5.3% 16.2% Costa Rica
2010s 22.5% 11.4% 11.1% Costa Rica
2020s 17.8% 18.4% 0.6% Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp, Costa Rica or Laos?
Laos, at 18.4% against 17.8% in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp between Costa Rica and Laos?
0.6%, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Laos?
36 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Laos rank globally for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 90th and Laos ranks 89th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 6,146 data points, 1983–2020
Last refreshed

The ratio of consolidated foreign claims to GDP of the banks that are reporting to BIS. Foreign claims are defined as the sum of cross-border claims plus foreign offices’ local claims in all currencies. In the consolidated banking statistics claims that are granted or extended to nonresidents are referred to as either cross-border claims. In the context of the consolidated banking statistics, local claims refer to claims of domestic banks’ foreign affiliates (branches/subsidiaries) on the residents of the host country (i.e. country of residence of affiliates). Items (A+L from BIS Table 9A). End-of-year data (i.e. December data) are considered for banks claims. GDP is from World Development Indicators.