Cameroon vs Costa Rica: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors

Cameroon
25.2%
in 2019
Costa Rica
25.9%
in 2021
Cameroon rank
87th
Costa Rica rank
86th

External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors over time

  • Cameroon
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 25.9% against 25.2% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Cameroon ranks 87th and Costa Rica ranks 86th of 181 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 83.3% 185.5% 102.3% Costa Rica
2000s 67.9% 92.7% 24.8% Costa Rica
2010s 34.1% 41.6% 7.5% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors, Cameroon or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 25.9% against 25.2% in Cameroon as of 2021.
What is the difference in external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
0.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
Cameroon ranks 87th and Costa Rica ranks 86th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits)
Unit
% of domestic bank deposits
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,509 data points, 1995–2021
Last refreshed

Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.