Costa Rica vs Philippines: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time
- Costa Rica
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 7.79 billion BoP, current US$ against 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.20 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Philippines ranks 40th of 202 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.39 million BoP, current US$ | 80.02 million BoP, current US$ | 35.63 million BoP, current US$ | Philippines |
| 1980s | 70.24 million BoP, current US$ | 214.10 million BoP, current US$ | 143.86 million BoP, current US$ | Philippines |
| 1990s | 351.85 million BoP, current US$ | 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ | 894.55 million BoP, current US$ | Philippines |
| 2000s | 1.35 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.58 billion BoP, current US$ | 224.62 million BoP, current US$ | Philippines |
| 2010s | 2.80 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.86 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.05 billion BoP, current US$ | Philippines |
| 2020s | 4.53 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.07 billion BoP, current US$ | 4.54 billion BoP, current US$ | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Costa Rica or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 7.79 billion BoP, current US$ against 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Costa Rica and Philippines?
- 2.20 billion BoP, current US$, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Philippines?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Philippines rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Philippines ranks 40th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.