Costa Rica vs Saint Lucia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
90.49 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Saint Lucia
103.63 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
59th
Saint Lucia rank
57th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 103.63 BoP, current US$ per person against 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 13.14 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 59th and Saint Lucia ranks 57th of 192 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1784 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1784 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.46 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 45.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 83.58 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 97.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 65.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 31.81 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 120.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 124.38 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$), per capita, Costa Rica or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 103.63 BoP, current US$ per person against 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Saint Lucia?
- 13.14 BoP, current US$ per person, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saint Lucia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Saint Lucia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 59th and Saint Lucia ranks 57th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.