Costa Rica vs Lower middle income: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
1,084 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Lower middle income
27.44 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Lower middle income rank
31st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person against 27.44 BoP, current US$ per person in Lower middle income, a difference of 1,057 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 39.5 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Lower middle income ranks 31st 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 | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7674 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.37 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 25.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 23.79 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 98.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 92.73 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 315.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 19.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 295.87 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 584.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 31.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 553 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 888.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 31.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 856.91 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$), per capita, Costa Rica or Lower middle income?
- Costa Rica, at 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person against 27.44 BoP, current US$ per person in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Lower middle income?
- 1,057 BoP, current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lower middle income?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Lower middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Lower middle income ranks 31st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.