Costa Rica vs Iceland: Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (Depository Corporations)

Costa Rica
257.31 units per US$ of GDP
in 2008
Iceland
211.26 units per US$ of GDP
in 2006
Costa Rica rank
19th
Iceland rank
21st

Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (Depository Corporations) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 257.31 units per US$ of GDP against 211.26 units per US$ of GDP in Iceland, a difference of 46.05 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 19th and Iceland ranks 21st of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 1.76 units per US$ of GDP 0.1738 units per US$ of GDP 1.59 units per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1970s 2.18 units per US$ of GDP 0.4211 units per US$ of GDP 1.75 units per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1980s 9.03 units per US$ of GDP 11.21 units per US$ of GDP 2.17 units per US$ of GDP Iceland
1990s 28.21 units per US$ of GDP 33.24 units per US$ of GDP 5.02 units per US$ of GDP Iceland
2000s 130.06 units per US$ of GDP 117.25 units per US$ of GDP 12.81 units per US$ of GDP Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims, claims on private sector (depository corporations), Costa Rica or Iceland?
Costa Rica, at 257.31 units per US$ of GDP against 211.26 units per US$ of GDP in Iceland as of 2008.
What is the difference in domestic claims, claims on private sector (depository corporations) between Costa Rica and Iceland?
46.05 units per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?
47 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2006.
How do Costa Rica and Iceland rank globally for domestic claims, claims on private sector (depository corporations)?
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Iceland ranks 21st of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (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
Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (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
174 places, 6,704 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (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.