Costa Rica vs Saint Lucia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
1,084 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Saint Lucia
1,077 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Saint Lucia rank
34th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,077 BoP, current US$ per person in Saint Lucia, a difference of 7 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Saint Lucia ranks 34th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 134.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 110.57 BoP, current US$ per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 25.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 163.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 138.02 BoP, current US$ per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 98.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 321.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 223.23 BoP, current US$ per person | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 315.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 921.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 606.26 BoP, current US$ per person | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 584.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 636.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 51.37 BoP, current US$ per person | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 888.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 753.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 134.49 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$), per capita, Costa Rica or Saint Lucia?
- Costa Rica, at 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,077 BoP, current US$ per person in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Saint Lucia?
- 7 BoP, current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saint Lucia?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Saint Lucia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Saint Lucia ranks 34th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.