Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Costa Rica
-1.07 % change on previous year
in 2025
Paraguay
-1.48 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
93rd
Paraguay rank
94th
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -1.07 % change on previous year against -1.48 % change on previous year in Paraguay, a difference of 0.41 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Paraguay ranks 94th of 195 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.29 % change on previous year | -73.22 % change on previous year | 90.52 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | -17.79 % change on previous year | -69.14 % change on previous year | 51.35 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | -22.22 % change on previous year | -64.78 % change on previous year | 42.56 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | -11.31 % change on previous year | -58.44 % change on previous year | 47.14 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | -9.41 % change on previous year | -82.92 % change on previous year | 73.51 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | -17.86 % change on previous year | -45.77 % change on previous year | 27.91 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Costa Rica, at -1.07 % change on previous year against -1.48 % change on previous year in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.41 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Paraguay ranks 94th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), 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.