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

Barbados
18,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica
19,328 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
46th
Costa Rica rank
45th

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

  • Barbados
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 19,328 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 18,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 723 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 46th and Costa Rica ranks 45th of 188 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 440.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 432.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 3,849 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 76.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,772 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 4,081 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 92.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,989 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 148,096 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,792 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 144,304 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 283,836 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,067 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 274,769 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 28,003 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,161 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,841 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Barbados or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 19,328 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 18,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Barbados and Costa Rica?
723 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Barbados ranks 46th and Costa Rica ranks 45th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.