Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Costa Rica
38.27 % change on previous year
in 2025
Paraguay
41.57 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
65th
Paraguay rank
63rd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 41.57 % change on previous year against 38.27 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.3 % change on previous year.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 65th and Paraguay ranks 63rd of 180 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.38 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 134.38 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | -4.98 % change on previous year | -25.47 % change on previous year | 20.49 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 23.12 % change on previous year | 60.64 % change on previous year | 37.52 % change on previous year | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 9.57 % change on previous year | 34.13 % change on previous year | 24.57 % change on previous year | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 18.48 % change on previous year | 48.48 % change on previous year | 30 % change on previous year | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 41.57 % change on previous year against 38.27 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 3.3 % change on previous year, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Costa Rica ranks 65th and Paraguay ranks 63rd of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.