Costa Rica vs Pre-demographic dividend: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Costa Rica
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 0.0499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 12.4 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 39th of 200 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0353 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0532 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0374 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0457 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$), per unit, Costa Rica or Pre-demographic dividend?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Costa Rica and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 0.0499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 39th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.