Cape Verde vs Costa Rica: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Cape Verde
5.0%
in 2025
Costa Rica
5.4%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
42nd
Costa Rica rank
40th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Cape Verde
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5.4% against 5.0% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 42nd and Costa Rica ranks 40th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 1.8% | 1.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 3.2% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.0% | 1.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.3% | 0.6% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 5.5% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Cape Verde or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 5.4% against 5.0% in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Costa Rica rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 42nd 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.