Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Domestic credit to private sector

Costa Rica
60.4%
in 2020
El Salvador
62.1%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
68th
El Salvador rank
66th

Domestic credit to private sector over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
0204060200120102020

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 62.1% against 60.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 68th and El Salvador ranks 66th of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 42.9% 50.6% 7.7% El Salvador
2010s 53.1% 49.8% 3.2% Costa Rica
2020s 60.4% 62.1% 1.7% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic credit to private sector, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 62.1% against 60.4% in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
1.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for domestic credit to private sector?
Costa Rica ranks 68th and El Salvador ranks 66th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 6,721 data points, 1960–2020
Last refreshed

Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, 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.