Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP
Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports -1.3 against -1.31 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1980 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and El Salvador ranks 17th of 35 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -7.26 | 0.4556 | 7.71 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | -4.54 | -1.83 | 2.72 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | -4.6 | -4.45 | 0.1484 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | -3.64 | -3.75 | 0.1077 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | -1.62 | -2.45 | 0.8381 | Costa Rica |
| 2030s | -1.32 | -1.29 | 0.0243 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at -1.3 against -1.31 in Costa Rica as of 2031.
- What is the difference in current account balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.01, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2031.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for current account balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and El Salvador ranks 17th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The WHD Regional Economic Outlook (REO) provides information on recent economic developments and prospects for countries in the Western Hemisphere. Data for the Western Hemisphere REO are prepared in conjunction and are consistent with the semi-annual World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercises. REO aggregate data may differ from WEO aggregates due to differences in group membership. Composite data for country groups are weighted averages of data for individual countries. Arithmetic weighted averages are used for all concepts except for inflation and broad money, for which geometric averages are used. PPP GDP weights from the WEO database are used for the aggregation of real GDP growth, real non-oil GDP growth, real per capita GDP growth, investment, national savings, broad money, claims on the nonfinancial private sector, and real and nominal effective exchange rates. Aggregates for other concepts are weighted by GDP in U.S. dollars at market exchange rates.