Costa Rica vs Seychelles: Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 12.8% against 11.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Seychelles ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 95th and Seychelles ranks 93rd of 136 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 23.2% | 17.0% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 13.2% | 3.8% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 13.4% | 1.0% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp, Costa Rica or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 12.8% against 11.7% in Costa Rica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp between Costa Rica and Seychelles?
- 1.1%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Seychelles?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Seychelles rank globally for loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 95th and Seychelles ranks 93rd of 136 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ratio of outstanding offshore bank loans to GDP. An offshore bank is a bank located outside the country of residence of the depositor, typically in a low tax jurisdiction (or tax haven) that provides financial and legal advantages. Offshore bank loan data from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors.