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

Costa Rica
3.9%
in 2020
Singapore
3.3%
in 1988
Costa Rica rank
65th
Singapore rank
66th

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Singapore
0246198020002020

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 3.9% against 3.3% in Singapore, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Singapore ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 65th and Singapore ranks 66th of 90 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outstanding international private debt securities to gdp, Costa Rica or Singapore?
Costa Rica, at 3.9% against 3.3% in Singapore as of 2020.
What is the difference in outstanding international private debt securities to gdp between Costa Rica and Singapore?
0.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Singapore?
5 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 1984.
How do Costa Rica and Singapore rank globally for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 65th and Singapore ranks 66th 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.