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

Costa Rica
103,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Poland
116,433 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Poland rank
31st

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 116,433 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 103,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 12,644 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Poland ranks 31st of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Poland Difference Ahead
1970s 1,060 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 53.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,006 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 1,376 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 50.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,325 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 6,891 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,287 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,396 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Poland
2000s 26,535 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 40,641 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Poland
2010s 54,874 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 49,939 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,934 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 79,352 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 110,272 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 30,920 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Costa Rica or Poland?
Poland, at 116,433 BoP, current US$ 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$), per square between Costa Rica and Poland?
12,644 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Poland?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Poland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Poland ranks 31st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.