Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0768 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Costa Rica is 0.0768 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.9% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0768 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 34th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0044 million USD per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0058 million USD per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0066 million USD per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0084 million USD per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1997 | 0.008 million USD per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.012 million USD per square kilometre | +50.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0121 million USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0142 million USD per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0122 million USD per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0142 million USD per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0152 million USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0212 million USD per square kilometre | +39.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0267 million USD per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0333 million USD per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0409 million USD per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0454 million USD per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0283 million USD per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 2010 | 0.033 million USD per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0482 million USD per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0442 million USD per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0537 million USD per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0573 million USD per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0539 million USD per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0432 million USD per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0544 million USD per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0487 million USD per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0551 million USD per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0345 million USD per square kilometre | -37.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0633 million USD per square kilometre | +83.3% |
| 2022 | 0.062 million USD per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0768 million USD per square kilometre | +23.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0768 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0659 million USD per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0768 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0272 million USD per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0069 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0121 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0252 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0122 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0454 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0492 million USD per square kilometre | 0.033 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0573 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0591 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0345 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0768 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 31 Dominican Republic 0.0911 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 32 Portugal 0.0797 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 33 France 0.078 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 35 Sweden 0.0722 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 36 Spain 0.0688 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 37 Hungary 0.0659 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$, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.0768 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0768 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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.