Australia vs Costa Rica: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Australia
-3.22 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica
-1.07 % change on previous year
in 2025
Australia rank
95th
Costa Rica rank
93rd
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Australia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -1.07 % change on previous year against -3.22 % change on previous year in Australia, a difference of 2.15 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 95th and Costa Rica ranks 93rd of 195 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -79.04 % change on previous year | -22.22 % change on previous year | 56.82 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | -119.97 % change on previous year | -11.31 % change on previous year | 108.67 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | -20.19 % change on previous year | -9.41 % change on previous year | 10.78 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 16.2 % change on previous year | -17.86 % change on previous year | 34.06 % change on previous year | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Australia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at -1.07 % change on previous year against -3.22 % change on previous year in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Australia and Costa Rica?
- 2.15 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 95th and Costa Rica ranks 93rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.