Chad vs Costa Rica: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Chad
0.0512 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Chad rank
43rd
Costa Rica rank
42nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Chad
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0512 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Chad, a difference of 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Chad ranks 43rd and Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0174 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0571 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Chad |
| 2010s | 0.0216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0532 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0556 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0127 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$), per unit, Chad or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0512 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Chad and Costa Rica?
- 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Costa Rica?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Costa Rica rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Chad ranks 43rd and Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.