Canada vs Costa Rica: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP over time
- Canada
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 9.4% against 9.3% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 57th and Costa Rica ranks 56th of 116 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.3% | 1.3% | 5.0% | Canada |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 2.5% | 12.7% | Canada |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 6.9% | 1.6% | Canada |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 5.9% | 1.4% | Canada |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 9.4% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outstanding international public debt securities to gdp, Canada or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 9.4% against 9.3% in Canada as of 2020.
- What is the difference in outstanding international public debt securities to gdp between Canada and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Costa Rica?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Canada and Costa Rica rank globally for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Canada ranks 57th and Costa Rica ranks 56th of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as Outstanding international public 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
Amount of public 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 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 international public 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.