Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Total FDI inflows — Value US$
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3,921 million USD against 3,568 million USD in New Zealand, a difference of 353 million USD.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 54th and New Zealand ranks 56th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 351.31 million USD | 2,075 million USD | 1,723 million USD | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1,285 million USD | 1,695 million USD | 410.3 million USD | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2,510 million USD | 2,318 million USD | 192 million USD | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3,020 million USD | 4,896 million USD | 1,876 million USD | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
- Costa Rica, at 3,921 million USD against 3,568 million USD in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$ between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 353 million USD, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Costa Rica ranks 54th and New Zealand ranks 56th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.