Costa Rica vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets
Costa Rica
1.71 trillion
in 2008
Saudi Arabia
2.00 trillion
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Saudi Arabia rank
31st
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time
- Costa Rica
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.00 trillion against 1.71 trillion in Costa Rica, a difference of 285.80 billion.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 31st of 178 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -47.94 million | 2.69 billion | 2.73 billion | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | -637.55 million | 107.65 billion | 108.29 billion | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | -75.83 billion | 394.49 billion | 470.33 billion | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | -2.65 billion | 256.95 billion | 259.60 billion | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 870.36 billion | 630.90 billion | 239.46 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 2.00 trillion against 1.71 trillion in Costa Rica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia?
- 285.80 billion, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2008.
- How do Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 31st 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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About this data
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.