Costa Rica vs Egypt: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Costa Rica
38.27 % change on previous year
in 2025
Egypt
36.93 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
65th
Egypt rank
67th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 38.27 % change on previous year against 36.93 % change on previous year in Egypt, a difference of 1.34 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 65th and Egypt ranks 67th of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -31.25 % change on previous year | -73.86 % change on previous year | 42.61 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 86.12 % change on previous year | 46.41 % change on previous year | 39.72 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 16.38 % change on previous year | 90.33 % change on previous year | 73.95 % change on previous year | Egypt |
| 2000s | 23.12 % change on previous year | 130.71 % change on previous year | 107.59 % change on previous year | Egypt |
| 2010s | 9.57 % change on previous year | 8.9 % change on previous year | 0.6691 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 18.48 % change on previous year | 17.37 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Costa Rica or Egypt?
- Costa Rica, at 38.27 % change on previous year against 36.93 % change on previous year in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 1.34 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Costa Rica ranks 65th and Egypt ranks 67th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.