Costa Rica vs Saint Lucia: Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- Costa Rica
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 51.7% against 50.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 74th and Saint Lucia ranks 71st of 187 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.1% | 35.3% | 15.2% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 45.9% | 31.1% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 70.1% | 34.1% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 74.4% | 22.2% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 57.3% | 4.9% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Costa Rica or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 51.7% against 50.0% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Costa Rica and Saint Lucia?
- 1.7%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saint Lucia?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Saint Lucia rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th and Saint Lucia ranks 71st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.