Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.169 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador
0.1692 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
98th
El Salvador rank
97th
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.1692 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.169 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0002 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 98th and El Salvador ranks 97th of 169 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1336 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1882 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0546 US dollar per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.1724 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1807 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0083 US dollar per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.2057 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1659 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0398 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.1692 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.169 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.0002 US dollar per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 98th and El Salvador ranks 97th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), 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
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.