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

Costa Rica
56.0%
in 2021
United States
54.6%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
73rd
United States rank
74th

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • United States
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 56.0% against 54.6% in United States, a difference of 1.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 73rd and United States ranks 74th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica United States Difference Ahead
1960s 27.2% 46.0% 18.8% United States
1970s 28.0% 54.5% 26.5% United States
1980s 20.1% 54.6% 34.5% United States
1990s 14.8% 47.0% 32.1% United States
2000s 36.0% 54.0% 18.1% United States
2010s 52.3% 51.2% 1.1% Costa Rica
2020s 59.4% 54.6% 4.8% Costa Rica

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 United States?
Costa Rica, at 56.0% against 54.6% in United States as of 2021.
What is the difference in private credit by deposit money banks to gdp between Costa Rica and United States?
1.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States?
61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and United States rank globally for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and United States ranks 74th 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).