How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?

44 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.

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.

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

Costa Rica

0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Peru

0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

81st

Peru rank

84th

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

Costa Rica
Peru

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Peru, a difference of 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Peru ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 81st and Peru ranks 84th of 191 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
1980s	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
1990s	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Peru
2000s	0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2010s	0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2020s	0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0031 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$), per unit, Costa Rica or Peru?: Costa Rica, at 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Costa Rica and Peru?: 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Costa Rica ranks 81st and Peru ranks 84th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

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.