Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ against 4.92 billion BoP, current US$ in Dominican Republic, a difference of 667.86 million BoP, current US$.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Dominican Republic ranks 44th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Dominican Republic in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.39 million BoP, current US$ | 54.43 million BoP, current US$ | 10.04 million BoP, current US$ | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 70.24 million BoP, current US$ | 67.90 million BoP, current US$ | 2.34 million BoP, current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 351.85 million BoP, current US$ | 383.04 million BoP, current US$ | 31.19 million BoP, current US$ | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 1.35 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 32.91 million BoP, current US$ | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 2.80 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.53 billion BoP, current US$ | 268.47 million BoP, current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4.53 billion BoP, current US$ | 4.00 billion BoP, current US$ | 531.91 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$), gaps filled, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Costa Rica, at 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ against 4.92 billion BoP, current US$ in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 667.86 million BoP, current US$, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Dominican Republic ranks 44th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.