Africa Western and Central vs Costa Rica: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Africa Western and Central
2,159 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica
103,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
31st
Costa Rica rank
33rd

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Costa Rica
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k197019962023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 103,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,159 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 101,630 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 48.1 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 31st and Costa Rica ranks 33rd of 47 groups.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 69.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 869.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 799.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 95.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,376 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,280 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 169.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,891 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,722 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 951.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 26,535 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 25,583 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 1,962 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 54,874 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 52,911 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 1,703 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 79,352 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 77,649 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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$), per square, Africa Western and Central or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 103,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,159 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Africa Western and Central and Costa Rica?
101,630 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Costa Rica?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Costa Rica rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Africa Western and Central ranks 31st and Costa Rica ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.