Cameroon vs Costa Rica: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets

Cameroon
1.58 trillion
in 2011
Costa Rica
1.71 trillion
in 2008
Cameroon rank
36th
Costa Rica rank
33rd

Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time

  • Cameroon
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.71 trillion against 1.58 trillion in Cameroon, a difference of 131.40 billion.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 36th and Costa Rica ranks 33rd of 178 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 6.18 billion -47.94 million 6.23 billion Cameroon
1970s 1.55 billion -637.55 million 2.19 billion Cameroon
1980s -24.02 billion -75.83 billion 51.81 billion Cameroon
1990s -246.42 billion -2.65 billion 243.77 billion Costa Rica
2000s 589.32 billion 870.36 billion 281.04 billion Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Cameroon or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 1.71 trillion against 1.58 trillion in Cameroon as of 2008.
What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
131.40 billion, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2008.
How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
Cameroon ranks 36th and Costa Rica ranks 33rd of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
181 places, 7,519 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.