Costa Rica vs Gabon: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Costa Rica
0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Gabon
0.0548 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
42nd
Gabon rank
41st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Costa Rica
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.0548 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Gabon ranks 41st of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Gabon |
| 1980s | 0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0407 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0304 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0532 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0579 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.0556 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0161 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Costa Rica or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 0.0548 BoP, current US$ 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$), per unit between Costa Rica and Gabon?
- 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gabon?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Gabon rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Gabon ranks 41st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.