Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Costa Rica
103,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
118,664 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Kuwait rank
30th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Costa Rica
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 118,664 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 103,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 14,875 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Kuwait ranks 30th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 869.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 165.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 703.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1,376 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,363 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 6,891 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,668 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,777 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 26,535 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,078 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 18,457 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 54,874 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 59,145 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,271 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 79,352 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 28,570 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 50,782 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$), per square, Costa Rica or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 118,664 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 103,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 14,875 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Kuwait ranks 30th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.