Bahrain vs Costa Rica: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Bahrain
5.7%
in 2024
Costa Rica
5.4%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
37th
Costa Rica rank
40th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Bahrain
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 5.7% against 5.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bahrain ranks 37th and Costa Rica ranks 40th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 2.3% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 1.8% | 1.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 3.2% | 4.6% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 6.0% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 5.3% | 1.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 5.6% | 1.0% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Bahrain or Costa Rica?
- Bahrain, at 5.7% against 5.4% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Bahrain and Costa Rica?
- 0.3%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Costa Rica?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Costa Rica rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 37th and Costa Rica ranks 40th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.