Costa Rica vs Türkiye: Foreign direct investment, net

Costa Rica
-5.12 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Türkiye
-5.08 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
173rd
Türkiye rank
172nd

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Türkiye
-20.0B-15.0B-10.0B-5.0B0197419992025

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports -5.08 billion BoP, current US$ against -5.12 billion BoP, current US$ in Costa Rica, a difference of 35.37 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Türkiye ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 173rd and Türkiye ranks 172nd of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Türkiye in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s -50.63 million BoP, current US$ -45.33 million BoP, current US$ 5.30 million BoP, current US$ Türkiye
1980s -66.31 million BoP, current US$ -167.40 million BoP, current US$ 101.09 million BoP, current US$ Costa Rica
1990s -347.12 million BoP, current US$ -609.20 million BoP, current US$ 262.08 million BoP, current US$ Costa Rica
2000s -1.16 billion BoP, current US$ -7.96 billion BoP, current US$ 6.80 billion BoP, current US$ Costa Rica
2010s -2.34 billion BoP, current US$ -9.60 billion BoP, current US$ 7.26 billion BoP, current US$ Costa Rica
2020s -3.68 billion BoP, current US$ -5.82 billion BoP, current US$ 2.15 billion BoP, current US$ Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Costa Rica or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at -5.08 billion BoP, current US$ against -5.12 billion BoP, current US$ in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Costa Rica and Türkiye?
35.37 million BoP, current US$, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Türkiye?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Türkiye rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Costa Rica ranks 173rd and Türkiye ranks 172nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 7,322 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.