Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Monetary Sector credit to private sector
Monetary Sector credit to private sector over time
- Costa Rica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 50.4% against 50.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 71st of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Trinidad and Tobago in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.2% | 11.2% | 16.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 28.1% | 21.6% | 6.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 20.1% | 30.4% | 10.3% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 31.3% | 16.5% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 36.1% | 36.5% | 0.4% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 32.7% | 19.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 44.8% | 7.6% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher monetary sector credit to private sector, Costa Rica or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 50.4% against 50.0% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in monetary sector credit to private sector between Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.4%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 71st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.