International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … unit in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … unit was 0.5981 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per in Costa Rica, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.5981 US dollar per US$ of GDP for international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5981 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3003 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2008.
Costa Rica ranks 103rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … unit in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.3188 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0.3292 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3301 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3003 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3622 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3673 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3485 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4032 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4389 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4579 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.445 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4567 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4837 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4752 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5032 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5441 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5278 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5396 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5503 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.55 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5981 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.5981 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.75 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 34% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.5981 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7296 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 82% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3281 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3003 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3622 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.438 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3485 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.5032 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5516 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.5278 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.5981 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6088 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 101 North Macedonia 0.6064 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 102 China 0.6045 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 104 Burkina Faso 0.5974 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 105 Afghanistan 0.5926 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 106 Albania 0.5849 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Costa Rica?
- International investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Costa Rica was 0.5981 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5981 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3003 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per?
- Costa Rica ranks 103rd out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. 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 International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.