Costa Rica vs Croatia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Costa Rica
5.4%
in 2025
Croatia
4.9%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
40th
Croatia rank
43rd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5.4% against 4.9% in Croatia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 40th and Croatia ranks 43rd of 198 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.1% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.0% | 2.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 4.9% | 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, Costa Rica or Croatia?
- Costa Rica, at 5.4% against 4.9% in Croatia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Costa Rica and Croatia?
- 0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Croatia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Croatia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 40th and Croatia ranks 43rd 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.