Costa Rica vs Panama: Portfolio Investment, net (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Portfolio Investment, net (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 5.10 billion BoP, current US$ against 3.66 billion BoP, current US$ in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.44 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Panama ranks 30th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -31.95 million BoP, current US$ | -95.63 million BoP, current US$ | 63.68 million BoP, current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | -7.54 million BoP, current US$ | 33.44 million BoP, current US$ | 40.98 million BoP, current US$ | Panama |
| 1990s | 2.87 million BoP, current US$ | -242.18 million BoP, current US$ | 245.05 million BoP, current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 61.01 million BoP, current US$ | 195.66 million BoP, current US$ | 134.65 million BoP, current US$ | Panama |
| 2010s | -580.08 million BoP, current US$ | -952.34 million BoP, current US$ | 372.26 million BoP, current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.42 billion BoP, current US$ | 532.15 million BoP, current US$ | 1.88 billion BoP, current US$ | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher portfolio investment, net (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 5.10 billion BoP, current US$ against 3.66 billion BoP, current US$ in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in portfolio investment, net (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 1.44 billion BoP, current US$, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for portfolio investment, net (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Panama ranks 30th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Portfolio Investment, net (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Portfolio Investment, net (BoP, current US$) with 88 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.