Costa Rica vs Spain: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.0768 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0688 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
34th
Spain rank
36th

Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Spain
00.050.10.15199020062023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0768 million USD per square kilometre against 0.0688 million USD per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.008 million USD per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 34th and Spain ranks 36th of 174 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0069 million USD per square kilometre 0.0216 million USD per square kilometre 0.0147 million USD per square kilometre Spain
2000s 0.0252 million USD per square kilometre 0.0713 million USD per square kilometre 0.0461 million USD per square kilometre Spain
2010s 0.0492 million USD per square kilometre 0.0586 million USD per square kilometre 0.0094 million USD per square kilometre Spain
2020s 0.0591 million USD per square kilometre 0.0623 million USD per square kilometre 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Spain?
Costa Rica, at 0.0768 million USD per square kilometre against 0.0688 million USD per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Spain?
0.008 million USD per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 34th and Spain ranks 36th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre
Unit
million USD per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
175 places, 5,645 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.