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

Bahamas
22,513 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica
19,328 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahamas rank
43rd
Costa Rica rank
45th

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

  • Bahamas
  • Costa Rica
0100.0k200.0k300.0k197619992023

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 22,513 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 19,328 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 3,185 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 43rd and Costa Rica ranks 45th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s -142.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 76.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 219.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 10.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 92.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 81.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 20,743 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,792 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,952 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bahamas
2010s 46,943 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,067 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 37,876 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bahamas
2020s 14,594 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,161 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 433.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Bahamas or Costa Rica?
Bahamas, at 22,513 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 19,328 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Bahamas and Costa Rica?
3,185 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Costa Rica?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Costa Rica rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Bahamas ranks 43rd and Costa Rica ranks 45th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.