Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Domestic Claims

Costa Rica
8.42 trillion
in 2008
Nigeria
6.56 trillion
in 2008
Costa Rica rank
25th
Nigeria rank
28th

Domestic Claims over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 8.42 trillion against 6.56 trillion in Nigeria, a difference of 1.85 trillion.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 25th and Nigeria ranks 28th of 178 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Nigeria Difference Ahead
1950s 524.57 million 41.33 million 483.24 million Costa Rica
1960s 1.29 billion 371.38 million 916.38 million Costa Rica
1970s 6.89 billion 3.09 billion 3.80 billion Costa Rica
1980s 74.43 billion 31.17 billion 43.26 billion Costa Rica
1990s 546.63 billion 337.89 billion 208.74 billion Costa Rica
2000s 4.00 trillion 2.11 trillion 1.88 trillion Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims, Costa Rica or Nigeria?
Costa Rica, at 8.42 trillion against 6.56 trillion in Nigeria as of 2008.
What is the difference in domestic claims between Costa Rica and Nigeria?
1.85 trillion, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?
56 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2008.
How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for domestic claims?
Costa Rica ranks 25th and Nigeria ranks 28th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
181 places, 7,497 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.