Costa Rica vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Costa Rica
103,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
93,981 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Spain rank
35th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 103,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 93,981 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 9,808 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 35th of 200 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 869.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,157 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 288.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1980s | 1,376 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,770 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,395 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 6,891 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 24,502 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 17,611 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2000s | 26,535 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 75,884 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 49,349 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 54,874 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 71,387 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 16,513 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 79,352 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 108,434 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 29,081 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Costa Rica, at 103,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 93,981 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 9,808 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 35th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.