Costa Rica vs Venezuela: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
90.49 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Venezuela
91.64 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
59th
Venezuela rank
58th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 91.64 BoP, current US$ per person against 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.15 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Venezuela ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 59th and Venezuela ranks 58th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Venezuela | 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 | 4.79 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.33 BoP, current US$ per person | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 1.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 22.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.47 BoP, current US$ per person | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 45.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 38.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.99 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 97.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 62.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 35.17 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 127.04 BoP, current US$ per person | 69.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 58.02 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$), per capita, Costa Rica or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 91.64 BoP, current US$ per person against 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Venezuela?
- 1.15 BoP, current US$ per person, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Venezuela?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Venezuela rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 59th and Venezuela ranks 58th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.