Costa Rica vs Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) over time
- Costa Rica
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 7.76 billion BoP, current US$ against 5.60 billion BoP, current US$ in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.17 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 46th and Guinea ranks 43rd of 204 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.80 million BoP, current US$ | 97,143 BoP, current US$ | 52.70 million BoP, current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 70.24 million BoP, current US$ | 5.03 million BoP, current US$ | 65.21 million BoP, current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 351.85 million BoP, current US$ | 20.24 million BoP, current US$ | 331.61 million BoP, current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.35 billion BoP, current US$ | 130.73 million BoP, current US$ | 1.22 billion BoP, current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.90 billion BoP, current US$ | 459.39 million BoP, current US$ | 2.44 billion BoP, current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4.53 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.92 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.62 billion BoP, current US$ | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, Costa Rica or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 7.76 billion BoP, current US$ against 5.60 billion BoP, current US$ in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between Costa Rica and Guinea?
- 2.17 billion BoP, current US$, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guinea?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Costa Rica ranks 46th and Guinea ranks 43rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). 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 refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.