How does Costa Rica rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?

Costa Rica ranks 42nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.

Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Costa Rica

Name: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Costa Rica
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Costa Rica: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 2.8%

World rank

42nd

of 200 countries

All-time high

0.0834 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2007

All-time low

0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1979

Years of data

1970–2025

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Costa Rica, 1970–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Costa Rica stood at 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0834 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1979.

That places Costa Rica 42nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.3%
1972	0.0209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1973	0.0247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.1%
1974	0.0278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
1975	0.0352 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.7%
1976	0.0257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.0%
1977	0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.8%
1978	0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.2%
1979	0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.9%
1980	0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
1981	0.0265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+143.7%
1982	0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-58.2%
1983	0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+74.0%
1984	0.0153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.8%
1985	0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.8%
1986	0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.6%
1987	0.0177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.3%
1988	0.0265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+49.5%
1989	0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.1%
1990	0.0285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+47.5%
1991	0.0247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
1992	0.0263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
1993	0.0258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1994	0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.0%
1995	0.0291 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
1996	0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.6%
1997	0.0325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
1998	0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+38.4%
1999	0.0435 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2000	0.0482 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.9%
2001	0.0389 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.2%
2002	0.0436 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.1%
2003	0.0448 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
2004	0.0582 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.9%
2005	0.0763 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.0%
2006	0.0793 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
2007	0.0834 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2008	0.0791 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2009	0.0525 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-33.6%
2010	0.0506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
2011	0.0639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.2%
2012	0.0571 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
2013	0.0629 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
2014	0.0623 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2015	0.0524 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.0%
2016	0.0445 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.0%
2017	0.0483 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
2018	0.0482 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2019	0.042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.8%
2020	0.0335 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.3%
2021	0.0548 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+63.6%
2022	0.0734 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+34.0%
2023	0.0606 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.5%
2024	0.0559 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
2025	0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

Costa Rica's 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.6× the median. (72 countries reporting)
Costa Rica's 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0352 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0389 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0834 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0532 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0335 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0734 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

39 Bahrain 0.0572 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
40 Guinea 0.0561 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
41 Gabon 0.0548 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
43 Chad 0.0512 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
44 Cape Verde 0.0503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
45 Croatia 0.0488 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Costa Rica?: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Costa Rica was 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 0.0834 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1979.
How does Costa Rica rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Costa Rica ranks 42nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.