Costa Rica vs Naoero: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Costa Rica
103,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Naoero
72,314 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Naoero rank
36th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Naoero
-400.0k-200.0k0200.0k400.0k197019962023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 103,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 72,314 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Naoero, a difference of 31,475 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Naoero's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Naoero ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Naoero ranks 36th of 200 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Naoero in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Naoero Difference Ahead
2010s 56,145 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 247,491 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 191,346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Naoero
2020s 79,352 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -52,134 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 131,486 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$), per square, Costa Rica or Naoero?
Costa Rica, at 103,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 72,314 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Naoero as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Costa Rica and Naoero?
31,475 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Naoero?
6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Naoero rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Naoero ranks 36th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.