Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

Bulgaria
4.88 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Costa Rica
5.59 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
45th
Costa Rica rank
42nd

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ against 4.88 billion BoP, current US$ in Bulgaria, a difference of 703.64 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 45th and Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ 70.24 million BoP, current US$ 70.24 million BoP, current US$ Costa Rica
1990s 230.71 million BoP, current US$ 351.85 million BoP, current US$ 121.14 million BoP, current US$ Costa Rica
2000s 4.79 billion BoP, current US$ 1.35 billion BoP, current US$ 3.44 billion BoP, current US$ Bulgaria
2010s 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ 2.80 billion BoP, current US$ 945.28 million BoP, current US$ Costa Rica
2020s 3.80 billion BoP, current US$ 4.53 billion BoP, current US$ 734.90 million BoP, current US$ Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ against 4.88 billion BoP, current US$ in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
703.64 million BoP, current US$, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Bulgaria ranks 45th and Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.