Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Costa Rica, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.45 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1982.
That places Costa Rica 33rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.33 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 11.7 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.3% |
| 1972 | 13.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 1973 | 18.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.2% |
| 1974 | 22.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.7% |
| 1975 | 32.98 BoP, current US$ per person | +45.3% |
| 1976 | 28.84 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.5% |
| 1977 | 28.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 21.46 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.3% |
| 1979 | 18.7 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.9% |
| 1980 | 22 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 1981 | 28.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.8% |
| 1982 | 11.45 BoP, current US$ per person | -59.6% |
| 1983 | 23.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +104.3% |
| 1984 | 20.96 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 1985 | 25.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.7% |
| 1986 | 21.65 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.1% |
| 1987 | 27.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.2% |
| 1988 | 41.17 BoP, current US$ per person | +48.3% |
| 1989 | 33.28 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.2% |
| 1990 | 52.05 BoP, current US$ per person | +56.4% |
| 1991 | 55.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 68.81 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.5% |
| 1993 | 73.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 86.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 1995 | 95.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 117.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.8% |
| 1997 | 110.61 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 162.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.9% |
| 1999 | 160.4 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 183.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 155.11 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 177.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 187.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 258.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.9% |
| 2005 | 358.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.0% |
| 2006 | 416.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 511.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.8% |
| 2008 | 548.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 358.82 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.6% |
| 2010 | 418.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 592.92 BoP, current US$ per person | +41.7% |
| 2012 | 578.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 679.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 680.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 613.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 538.41 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 595.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 608.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 543.86 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 417.73 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 710.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +70.0% |
| 2022 | 1,026 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.4% |
| 2023 | 1,038 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1,053 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 893.09 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.2× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 395.98 BoP, current US$ per person, 2.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 41.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 52.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 162.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 315.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 155.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 548.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 584.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 418.56 BoP, current US$ per person | 680.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 888.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 417.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 30 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,115 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 31 United Kingdom 1,103 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 32 Montenegro 1,085 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 34 Saint Lucia 1,077 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 35 Barbados 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 36 Lithuania 1,069 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 115.71 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 84.49 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0204 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Costa Rica?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Costa Rica was 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.45 BoP, current US$ per person in 1982.
- How does Costa Rica rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.