How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?

27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.

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.

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

Costa Rica

25.9%

in 2021

Sierra Leone

27.0%

in 2021

Costa Rica rank

86th

Sierra Leone rank

84th

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

Costa Rica
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 27.0% against 25.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 86th and Sierra Leone ranks 84th of 181 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1990s	185.5%	223.1%	37.6%	Sierra Leone
2000s	92.7%	106.7%	13.9%	Sierra Leone
2010s	41.6%	43.3%	1.7%	Sierra Leone
2020s	28.8%	28.0%	0.8%	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, Costa Rica or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 27.0% against 25.9% in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors between Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?: 1.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Sierra Leone rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?: Costa Rica ranks 86th and Sierra Leone ranks 84th 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: 18 September 2026

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.