Costa Rica vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Costa Rica
103,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Saint Kitts and Nevis
114,743 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
33rd
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
32nd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
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How they compare

Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 114,743 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 103,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 10,954 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 32nd of 200 countries.

Saint Kitts and Nevis has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Saint Kitts and Nevis Difference Ahead
1980s 1,376 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,840 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 41,465 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Saint Kitts and Nevis
1990s 6,891 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 106,480 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 99,589 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Saint Kitts and Nevis
2000s 26,535 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 357,978 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 331,443 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Saint Kitts and Nevis
2010s 54,874 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 394,747 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 339,873 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Saint Kitts and Nevis
2020s 79,352 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 89,380 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Saint Kitts and Nevis

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Costa Rica or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 114,743 BoP, current US$ 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$), per square between Costa Rica and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
10,954 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 32nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.