Costa Rica vs Maldives: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP
Costa Rica
-28.9%
in 2023
Maldives
-29.5%
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
97th
Maldives rank
99th
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Maldives
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -28.9% against -29.5% in Maldives, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 97th and Maldives ranks 99th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -22.7% | -23.9% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | -27.2% | -23.9% | 3.3% | Maldives |
| 2020s | -31.4% | -32.4% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp, Costa Rica or Maldives?
- Costa Rica, at -28.9% against -29.5% in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp between Costa Rica and Maldives?
- 0.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Maldives?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Maldives rank globally for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 97th and Maldives ranks 99th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.