Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 87.87 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Costa Rica stood at 87.87 million USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 89.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Costa Rica peaked at 893.56 million USD in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.1 million USD, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 86th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.1 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 3.1 million USD | +47.6% |
| 1992 | 4.3 million USD | +38.7% |
| 1993 | 3.6 million USD | -16.3% |
| 1994 | 5.7 million USD | +58.3% |
| 1995 | 5.5 million USD | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 5.7 million USD | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 4.4 million USD | -22.8% |
| 1998 | 4.8 million USD | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 5 million USD | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 107.39 million USD | +2046.3% |
| 2001 | 68.42 million USD | -36.3% |
| 2002 | 132.34 million USD | +93.4% |
| 2003 | 152.29 million USD | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 206.46 million USD | +35.6% |
| 2005 | 149.6 million USD | -27.5% |
| 2006 | 218.94 million USD | +46.4% |
| 2007 | 429.62 million USD | +96.2% |
| 2008 | 196.61 million USD | -54.2% |
| 2009 | 274.3 million USD | +39.5% |
| 2010 | 317.71 million USD | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 405.05 million USD | +27.5% |
| 2012 | 893.56 million USD | +120.6% |
| 2013 | 803.93 million USD | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 424.41 million USD | -47.2% |
| 2015 | 466.71 million USD | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 76.91 million USD | -83.5% |
| 2017 | 126.22 million USD | +64.1% |
| 2018 | 53.39 million USD | -57.7% |
| 2019 | 117.12 million USD | +119.4% |
| 2020 | 118.39 million USD | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 84.87 million USD | -28.3% |
| 2022 | 103.81 million USD | +22.3% |
| 2023 | 87.87 million USD | -15.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 87.87 million USD is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,178 million USD, 7% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 87.87 million USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.32 million USD, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +2046.3% | 5 million USD | 107.39 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.42 million USD | 2.1 million USD | 5.7 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 193.6 million USD | 68.42 million USD | 429.62 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 368.5 million USD | 53.39 million USD | 893.56 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.73 million USD | 84.87 million USD | 118.39 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ 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 outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Costa Rica?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Costa Rica was 87.87 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 893.56 million USD in 2012.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 million USD in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 86th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.1%. 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 outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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 outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.