Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.169 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.169 US dollar per US$ of GDP for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2403 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1193 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2007.
Costa Rica ranks 98th 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.
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.1592 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0.1429 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1193 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 0.12 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1266 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1414 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1299 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1452 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1659 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1757 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1696 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1873 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2009 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2013 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2067 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2403 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2308 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2253 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1908 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1778 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2025 | 0.169 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.169 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5146 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 33% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.169 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1698 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 100% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1336 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1193 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1592 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1724 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1299 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2067 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2057 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.169 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2403 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 95 Jamaica 0.1698 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 96 Uruguay 0.1696 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 97 El Salvador 0.1692 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 99 South Korea 0.1677 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 100 Togo 0.1662 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 101 Burundi 0.1643 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 other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica?
- Other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica was 0.169 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2403 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1193 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- How does Costa Rica rank for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 98th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.