Costa Rica vs IDA total: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
1,084 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
IDA total
13.44 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
33rd
IDA total rank
35th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- IDA total
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person against 13.44 BoP, current US$ per person in IDA total, a difference of 1,071 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 80.6 times IDA total's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and IDA total ranks 35th of 202 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 19.6 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 25.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 23.89 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 98.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 93.96 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 315.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 299.79 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 584.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 554.35 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 888.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 24.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 863.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 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$), per capita, Costa Rica or IDA total?
- Costa Rica, at 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person against 13.44 BoP, current US$ per person in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and IDA total?
- 1,071 BoP, current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and IDA total?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and IDA total rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and IDA total ranks 35th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.