Costa Rica vs Saint Lucia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Costa Rica
3.39 % change on previous year
in 2025
Saint Lucia
3.95 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
115th
Saint Lucia rank
114th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Costa Rica
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 3.95 % change on previous year against 3.39 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.56 % change on previous year.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 115th and Saint Lucia ranks 114th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -10.62 % change on previous year | 139.41 % change on previous year | 150.03 % change on previous year | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 17.59 % change on previous year | 7.15 % change on previous year | 10.44 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 21.34 % change on previous year | 23.74 % change on previous year | 2.4 % change on previous year | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 12.44 % change on previous year | 13.9 % change on previous year | 1.46 % change on previous year | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 6.48 % change on previous year | 7.09 % change on previous year | 0.6115 % change on previous year | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 16.71 % change on previous year | 38.41 % change on previous year | 21.7 % change on previous year | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Costa Rica or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 3.95 % change on previous year against 3.39 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Costa Rica and Saint Lucia?
- 0.56 % change on previous year, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saint Lucia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Saint Lucia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Costa Rica ranks 115th and Saint Lucia ranks 114th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.