Costa Rica vs Greece: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP

Costa Rica
56.0%
in 2021
Greece
56.8%
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
73rd
Greece rank
71st

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 56.8% against 56.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Greece ranks 71st of 187 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Greece Difference Ahead
1960s 27.2% 13.2% 14.0% Costa Rica
1970s 28.0% 22.2% 5.8% Costa Rica
1980s 20.1% 35.9% 15.8% Greece
1990s 14.0% 29.3% 15.3% Greece
2000s 37.1% 70.2% 33.1% Greece
2010s 52.3% 107.9% 55.6% Greece
2020s 57.7% 69.4% 11.7% Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher private credit by deposit money banks to gdp, Costa Rica or Greece?
Greece, at 56.8% against 56.0% in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in private credit by deposit money banks to gdp between Costa Rica and Greece?
0.8%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greece?
60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Greece rank globally for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Greece ranks 71st of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Private credit by deposit money banks 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
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 8,608 data points, 1960–2021
Last refreshed

Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).