Costa Rica vs Panama: Lending Rate, Percent per annum
Costa Rica
6.88
in 2025
Panama
6.91
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
95th
Panama rank
94th
Lending Rate, Percent per annum over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 6.91 against 6.88 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 95th and Panama ranks 94th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.24 | 10.89 | 13.35 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 21.93 | 9.25 | 12.69 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 13.86 | 7.07 | 6.79 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 6.5 | 6.95 | 0.4471 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lending rate, percent per annum, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 6.91 against 6.88 in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lending rate, percent per annum between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.03, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Costa Rica ranks 95th and Panama ranks 94th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Lending Rate, Percent per annum. 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), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.