Chad vs Costa Rica: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Chad
5.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica
5.4%
in 2025
Chad rank
41st
Costa Rica rank
40th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Chad
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5.4% against 5.1% in Chad, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Chad ranks 41st and Costa Rica ranks 40th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4% | 2.3% | 0.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.8% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 3.2% | 1.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 6.0% | 5.7% | Chad |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 5.3% | 3.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 5.6% | 1.3% | 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, Chad or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 5.4% against 5.1% in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Chad and Costa Rica?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Costa Rica?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Costa Rica rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Chad ranks 41st 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.