Costa Rica vs IDA only: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Costa Rica
103,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
IDA only
1,990 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
33rd
IDA only rank
33rd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Costa Rica
- IDA only
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 103,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,990 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in IDA only, a difference of 101,799 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 52.1 times IDA only's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and IDA only ranks 33rd of 200 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 869.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 20.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 848.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1,376 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 23.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,352 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 6,891 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 126.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,764 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 26,535 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 662.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 25,872 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 54,874 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,779 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 53,095 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 79,352 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,773 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 77,579 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$), per square, Costa Rica or IDA only?
- Costa Rica, at 103,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,990 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in IDA only as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Costa Rica and IDA only?
- 101,799 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and IDA only?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and IDA only rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and IDA only ranks 33rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.