Costa Rica vs Equatorial Guinea: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets

Costa Rica
1.71 trillion
in 2008
Equatorial Guinea
1.59 trillion
in 2011
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Equatorial Guinea rank
35th

Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Equatorial Guinea
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.71 trillion against 1.59 trillion in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 124.28 billion.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 35th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s -107.07 billion -7.19 billion 99.88 billion Equatorial Guinea
1990s -2.65 billion -8.65 billion 6.00 billion Costa Rica
2000s 870.36 billion 853.89 billion 16.47 billion Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Costa Rica or Equatorial Guinea?
Costa Rica, at 1.71 trillion against 1.59 trillion in Equatorial Guinea as of 2008.
What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea?
124.28 billion, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea?
24 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2008.
How do Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 35th 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.