Costa Rica vs Latvia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per over time
- Costa Rica
- Latvia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 19,328 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 16,390 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Latvia, a difference of 2,938 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 45th and Latvia ranks 47th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 21.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 74.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3,792 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,527 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,265 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 9,067 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,699 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,369 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 14,161 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 14,960 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 799.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Costa Rica or Latvia?
- Costa Rica, at 19,328 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 16,390 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Costa Rica and Latvia?
- 2,938 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Latvia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Latvia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- Costa Rica ranks 45th and Latvia ranks 47th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.