Costa Rica vs South Asia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Costa Rica
1,084 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
South Asia
24.19 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
33rd
South Asia rank
32nd

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person against 24.19 BoP, current US$ per person in South Asia, a difference of 1,060 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 44.8 times South Asia's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 33rd and South Asia ranks 32nd 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 South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 21.14 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0417 BoP, current US$ per person 21.09 BoP, current US$ per person Costa Rica
1980s 25.55 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1644 BoP, current US$ per person 25.38 BoP, current US$ per person Costa Rica
1990s 98.28 BoP, current US$ per person 1.5 BoP, current US$ per person 96.78 BoP, current US$ per person Costa Rica
2000s 315.61 BoP, current US$ per person 11.91 BoP, current US$ per person 303.7 BoP, current US$ per person Costa Rica
2010s 584.84 BoP, current US$ per person 26.54 BoP, current US$ per person 558.3 BoP, current US$ per person Costa Rica
2020s 888.13 BoP, current US$ per person 27.28 BoP, current US$ per person 860.85 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$), per capita, Costa Rica or South Asia?
Costa Rica, at 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person against 24.19 BoP, current US$ per person in South Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and South Asia?
1,060 BoP, current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Asia?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and South Asia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and South Asia ranks 32nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.