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

Costa Rica
11.8%
in 2021
Syria
12.7%
in 2011
Costa Rica rank
86th
Syria rank
84th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Syria
0255075100125199520082021

How they compare

Syria currently reports 12.7% against 11.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.9%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 86th and Syria ranks 84th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Syria Difference Ahead
1990s 85.5% 43.8% 41.7% Costa Rica
2000s 37.0% 35.8% 1.1% Costa Rica
2010s 13.3% 12.3% 0.9% 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 Syria?
Syria, at 12.7% against 11.8% in Costa Rica as of 2011.
What is the difference in external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking between Costa Rica and Syria?
0.9%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Syria?
17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
How do Costa Rica and Syria rank globally for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
Costa Rica ranks 86th and Syria ranks 84th 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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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.