Cape Verde vs Costa Rica: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Cape Verde
0.0503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
44th
Costa Rica rank
42nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Cape Verde
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 44th and Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0718 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.0594 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0532 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 0.0484 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 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$), per unit, Cape Verde or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Costa Rica rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Cape Verde ranks 44th and Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.