Costa Rica vs Kenya: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Costa Rica
38.27 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya
40.71 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
65th
Kenya rank
64th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 40.71 % change on previous year against 38.27 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.44 % change on previous year.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 65th and Kenya ranks 64th of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.38 % change on previous year | 57.27 % change on previous year | 22.89 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1980s | 86.12 % change on previous year | 78.66 % change on previous year | 7.46 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 22.24 % change on previous year | 5.76 % change on previous year | 16.48 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 14.33 % change on previous year | 48.05 % change on previous year | 33.71 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2010s | 20.51 % change on previous year | 7.92 % change on previous year | 12.59 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 13.53 % change on previous year | 18.34 % change on previous year | 4.81 % change on previous year | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Costa Rica or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 40.71 % change on previous year against 38.27 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 2.44 % change on previous year, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Costa Rica ranks 65th and Kenya ranks 64th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.