Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Gross portfolio debt assets to GDP

Costa Rica
6.8%
in 2020
El Salvador
5.8%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
70th
El Salvador rank
73rd

Gross portfolio debt assets to GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
0246199920092020

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 6.8% against 5.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 70th and El Salvador ranks 73rd of 132 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 5.3% 3.2% 2.2% Costa Rica
2010s 5.7% 2.1% 3.6% Costa Rica
2020s 6.8% 5.8% 1.0% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross portfolio debt assets to gdp, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
Costa Rica, at 6.8% against 5.8% in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in gross portfolio debt assets to gdp between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
1.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for gross portfolio debt assets to gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 70th and El Salvador ranks 73rd of 132 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Gross portfolio debt assets 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
Gross portfolio debt assets to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
132 places, 2,249 data points, 1999–2020
Last refreshed