Costa Rica vs Equatorial Guinea: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.0204 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
0.0203 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
41st
Equatorial Guinea rank
44th
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0204 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0203 units per US$ of GDP in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 41st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 44th of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Equatorial Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0464 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0464 units per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.0301 units per US$ of GDP | 0.082 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0519 units per US$ of GDP | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0567 units per US$ of GDP | 0.5371 units per US$ of GDP | 0.4804 units per US$ of GDP | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0191 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1965 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1774 units per US$ of GDP | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0145 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0054 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0096 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0205 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0235 units per US$ of GDP | 0.003 units per US$ of GDP | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Equatorial Guinea?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0204 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0203 units per US$ of GDP in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 44th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.