Brazil vs Costa Rica: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Brazil
0.5267 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica
-1.07 % change on previous year
in 2025
Brazil rank
90th
Costa Rica rank
93rd
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.5267 % change on previous year against -1.07 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.6 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 90th and Costa Rica ranks 93rd of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -14.84 % change on previous year | 17.29 % change on previous year | 32.13 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | -38.51 % change on previous year | -17.79 % change on previous year | 20.72 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | -42.78 % change on previous year | -21.55 % change on previous year | 21.23 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | -21.09 % change on previous year | -11.31 % change on previous year | 9.79 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | -8.23 % change on previous year | -9.41 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | Brazil |
| 2020s | -2.94 % change on previous year | -17.86 % change on previous year | 14.92 % change on previous year | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Brazil, at 0.5267 % change on previous year against -1.07 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 1.6 % change on previous year, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Brazil ranks 90th and Costa Rica ranks 93rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), 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.