Bahrain vs Costa Rica: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Bahrain
0.0572 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bahrain rank
39th
Costa Rica rank
42nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Bahrain
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 0.0572 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bahrain ranks 39th and Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0143 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0776 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0455 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 0.0569 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0347 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0532 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0655 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0556 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Bahrain or Costa Rica?
- Bahrain, at 0.0572 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Bahrain and Costa Rica?
- 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Costa Rica?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Costa Rica rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Bahrain ranks 39th and Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.