Costa Rica vs Iraq: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

Costa Rica
466.29 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Iraq
438.70 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
63rd
Iraq rank
64th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 466.29 million BoP, current US$ against 438.70 million BoP, current US$ in Iraq, a difference of 27.59 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Iraq ranks 64th of 192 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Iraq Difference Ahead
2000s 253.81 million BoP, current US$ 101.42 million BoP, current US$ 152.39 million BoP, current US$ Costa Rica
2010s 462.97 million BoP, current US$ 236.19 million BoP, current US$ 226.78 million BoP, current US$ Costa Rica
2020s 645.90 million BoP, current US$ 249.00 million BoP, current US$ 396.90 million BoP, current US$ 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$), gaps, Costa Rica or Iraq?
Costa Rica, at 466.29 million BoP, current US$ against 438.70 million BoP, current US$ in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Costa Rica and Iraq?
27.59 million BoP, current US$, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Iraq ranks 64th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,166 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.