Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Foreign direct investment, net outflows
Foreign direct investment, net outflows over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
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 | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.0%, 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?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st and Paraguay ranks 79th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% 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 refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.