Costa Rica vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Costa Rica
90.49 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
91.64 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
59th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
58th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 59th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 58th of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s 1.34 BoP, current US$ per person 22.82 BoP, current US$ per person 21.47 BoP, current US$ per person Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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$), per capita, Costa Rica or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 91.64 BoP, current US$ 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$), per capita between Costa Rica and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
1.15 BoP, current US$ per person, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 59th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 58th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.