Costa Rica vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
1,084 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1,115 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
30th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 1,115 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 31 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 30th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4667 BoP, current US$ per person | 19.61 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 25.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 36.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.33 BoP, current US$ per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1990s | 98.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 371.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 273.49 BoP, current US$ per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2000s | 315.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 649.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 334.08 BoP, current US$ per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2010s | 584.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 987.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 402.52 BoP, current US$ per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2020s | 888.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,021 BoP, current US$ per person | 132.92 BoP, current US$ per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 1,115 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 31 BoP, current US$ per person, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 30th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.