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
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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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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.