Subnational government investment — Direct investment in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Subnational government investment — Direct investment was 1.5 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▬ Flat
Subnational government investment — Direct investment in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.5 Percentage of GDP for subnational government investment — direct investment in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subnational government investment — direct investment in Costa Rica peaked at 5.47 Percentage of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.21 Percentage of GDP, in 2005.
That places Costa Rica 36th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Subnational government investment — Direct investment in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.94 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 1.95 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.92 Percentage of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.96 Percentage of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.59 Percentage of GDP | -18.7% |
| 2005 | 1.21 Percentage of GDP | -23.7% |
| 2006 | 1.31 Percentage of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 1.99 Percentage of GDP | +51.4% |
| 2008 | 5.47 Percentage of GDP | +174.7% |
| 2009 | 3.06 Percentage of GDP | -44.1% |
| 2010 | 2.93 Percentage of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 2.07 Percentage of GDP | -29.3% |
| 2012 | 2.18 Percentage of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 2.13 Percentage of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.22 Percentage of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.18 Percentage of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.59 Percentage of GDP | +18.7% |
| 2017 | 3.02 Percentage of GDP | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 2.59 Percentage of GDP | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 2.45 Percentage of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 2.61 Percentage of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 1.95 Percentage of GDP | -25.1% |
| 2022 | 1.89 Percentage of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.73 Percentage of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 1.5 Percentage of GDP | -13.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.5 Percentage of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.04 Percentage of GDP, 37% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Subnational government investment — Direct investment in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +174.7% | 1.99 Percentage of GDP | 5.47 Percentage of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.24 Percentage of GDP | 1.21 Percentage of GDP | 5.47 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 Percentage of GDP | 2.07 Percentage of GDP | 3.02 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.93 Percentage of GDP | 1.5 Percentage of GDP | 2.61 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 11.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subnational government investment — direct investment in Costa Rica?
- Subnational government investment — direct investment in Costa Rica was 1.5 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest subnational government investment — direct investment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.47 Percentage of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest subnational government investment — direct investment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 Percentage of GDP in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for subnational government investment — direct investment?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is subnational government investment — direct investment rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Subnational government investment — Direct investment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset includes subnational government investment expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public investment. The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries. The data for the latest year available is also available in PDF format and via an Interactive dashboard.