Costa Rica vs Estonia: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP

Costa Rica
3.9%
in 2020
Estonia
4.3%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
65th
Estonia rank
63rd

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Estonia
02468198020002020

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 4.3% against 3.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Estonia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 65th and Estonia ranks 63rd of 90 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Estonia Difference Ahead
1990s 3.1% 3.7% 0.6% Estonia
2000s 1.1% 2.3% 1.2% Estonia
2010s 3.5% 4.8% 1.3% Estonia
2020s 3.9% 4.3% 0.4% Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, Costa Rica or Estonia?
Estonia, at 4.3% against 3.9% in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between Costa Rica and Estonia?
0.4%, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Estonia?
23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Estonia rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 65th and Estonia ranks 63rd of 90 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 2,337 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Amount of private international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. (Table 12A (international debt amount: all issuers) - Table 12D (international debt amount: governments)) / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level intenational private debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators.End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.