Costa Rica vs Malta: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking

Costa Rica
11.8%
in 2021
Malta
11.2%
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
86th
Malta rank
89th

External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Malta
0255075100125199520082021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 11.8% against 11.2% in Malta, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 86th and Malta ranks 89th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Malta Difference Ahead
1990s 85.5% 34.8% 50.7% Costa Rica
2000s 37.0% 43.8% 6.8% Malta
2010s 17.7% 63.4% 45.7% Malta
2020s 14.3% 10.7% 3.6% 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 the banking, Costa Rica or Malta?
Costa Rica, at 11.8% against 11.2% in Malta as of 2021.
What is the difference in external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking between Costa Rica and Malta?
0.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malta?
27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Malta rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
Costa Rica ranks 86th and Malta ranks 89th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking sector (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking sector (% 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
180 places, 4,482 data points, 1995–2021
Last refreshed

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