Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0655 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Costa Rica stood at 0.0655 million USD per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0662 million USD per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0082 million USD per square kilometre, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 35th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0082 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0094 million USD per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0109 million USD per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0114 million USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0131 million USD per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 0.014 million USD per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0178 million USD per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0166 million USD per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0246 million USD per square kilometre | +48.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0249 million USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0287 million USD per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2001 | 0.024 million USD per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0278 million USD per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0298 million USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0405 million USD per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0492 million USD per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0581 million USD per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0652 million USD per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0662 million USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0409 million USD per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 2010 | 0.041 million USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0552 million USD per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 2012 | 0.048 million USD per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0554 million USD per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 0.06 million USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0539 million USD per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0431 million USD per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0551 million USD per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0491 million USD per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.055 million USD per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0341 million USD per square kilometre | -38.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0651 million USD per square kilometre | +90.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0628 million USD per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0655 million USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0655 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.059 million USD per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0655 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0233 million USD per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0151 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0082 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0249 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.043 million USD per square kilometre | 0.024 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0662 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0516 million USD per square kilometre | 0.041 million USD per square kilometre | 0.06 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0569 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0341 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0655 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 32 Sweden 0.0712 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 33 France 0.0683 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 34 Czechia 0.0657 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 36 Portugal 0.0654 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 37 Japan 0.0645 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 38 Spain 0.059 million USD per square kilometre 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.0655 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0662 million USD per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0082 million USD per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.