Costa Rica vs Mexico: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
90.49 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Mexico
85.55 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
59th
Mexico rank
62nd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person against 85.55 BoP, current US$ per person in Mexico, a difference of 4.94 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 59th and Mexico ranks 62nd of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4728 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0396 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4332 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.375 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.42 BoP, current US$ per person | Mexico |
| 2000s | 47.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 41.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.69 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 97.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 94.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.94 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 120.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 60.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 60.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 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$), per capita, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Costa Rica, at 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person against 85.55 BoP, current US$ per person in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 4.94 BoP, current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 59th and Mexico ranks 62nd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.