Costa Rica vs Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Costa Rica
0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Guinea
0.0561 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
42nd
Guinea rank
40th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Costa Rica
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 0.0561 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Guinea ranks 40th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0377 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0535 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0556 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0212 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$), per unit, Costa Rica or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 0.0561 BoP, current US$ 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$), per unit between Costa Rica and Guinea?
- 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guinea?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Guinea ranks 40th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.