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

Costa Rica
19,328 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latvia
16,390 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
45th
Latvia rank
47th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Latvia
-10.0k010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k197619992023

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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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.