Costa Rica vs Samoa: Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate
Costa Rica
0.4016 % change on previous year
in 2025
Samoa
-0.0979 % change on previous year
in 2009
Costa Rica rank
164th
Samoa rank
166th
Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Samoa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.4016 % change on previous year against -0.0979 % change on previous year in Samoa, a difference of 0.4995 % change on previous year.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 4.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 164th and Samoa ranks 166th of 186 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.71 % change on previous year | -28.48 % change on previous year | 37.19 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 27.9 % change on previous year | 95.67 % change on previous year | 67.77 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 1980s | 22.85 % change on previous year | -12.69 % change on previous year | 35.54 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 28.98 % change on previous year | 109.76 % change on previous year | 80.78 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2000s | 21.81 % change on previous year | 19.08 % change on previous year | 2.74 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Samoa?
- Costa Rica, at 0.4016 % change on previous year against -0.0979 % change on previous year in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 0.4995 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2009.
- How do Costa Rica and Samoa rank globally for net domestic credit (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 164th and Samoa ranks 166th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net domestic credit (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.