Barbados vs Costa Rica: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Barbados
1,073 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
1,084 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Barbados rank
35th
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Barbados
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person in Barbados, a difference of 11 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 35th and Costa Rica ranks 33rd of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 22.49 BoP, current US$ per person | Barbados |
| 1980s | 81.92 BoP, current US$ per person | 25.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 56.37 BoP, current US$ per person | Barbados |
| 1990s | 91.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 98.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.62 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1,107 BoP, current US$ per person | 315.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 791.7 BoP, current US$ per person | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1,461 BoP, current US$ per person | 584.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 876.53 BoP, current US$ per person | Barbados |
| 2020s | 870.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 848.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.96 BoP, current US$ per person | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Barbados or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 11 BoP, current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Barbados ranks 35th and Costa Rica ranks 33rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.