Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Costa Rica
0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Paraguay
0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
81st
Paraguay rank
79th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Paraguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 81st and Paraguay ranks 79th of 191 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st and Paraguay ranks 79th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.