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

Costa Rica
17.8%
in 2020
Paraguay
19.2%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
90th
Paraguay rank
87th

Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 19.2% against 17.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 90th and Paraguay ranks 87th of 182 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Paraguay Difference Ahead
1980s 31.3% 18.1% 13.2% Costa Rica
1990s 6.5% 12.7% 6.2% Paraguay
2000s 21.5% 14.7% 6.8% Costa Rica
2010s 22.5% 18.3% 4.2% Costa Rica
2020s 17.8% 19.2% 1.4% Paraguay

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 Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 19.2% 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 Paraguay?
1.4%, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
38 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 90th and Paraguay ranks 87th 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.