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$), per over time
- Barbados
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 19,328 BoP, current US$ 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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About this data
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.