Foreign direct investment inflows in Costa Rica in 2025 — 5,586,659,164 US$. Ranked 30 in the world out of 97. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 21,105.8%.
1970–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.59B | +183M | +3.39% |
| 2024 | 5.4B | +104M | +1.96% |
| 2023 | 5.3B | +87.87M | +1.69% |
| 2022 | 5.21B | +1.62B | +45.06% |
| 2021 | 3.59B | +1.49B | +70.84% |
| 2020 | 2.1B | −616M | −22.66% |
| 2019 | 2.72B | −296M | −9.8% |
| 2018 | 3.01B | +89.64M | +3.06% |
| 2017 | 2.92B | +304M | +11.62% |
| 2016 | 2.62B | −335M | −11.34% |
| 2015 | 2.96B | −287M | −8.84% |
| 2014 | 3.24B | +36.76M | +1.15% |
| 2013 | 3.21B | +509M | +18.88% |
| 2012 | 2.7B | −36.97M | −1.35% |
| 2011 | 2.73B | +826M | +43.33% |
| 2010 | 1.91B | +292M | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 1.61B | −821M | −33.72% |
| 2008 | 2.44B | +195M | +8.68% |
| 2007 | 2.24B | +440M | +24.46% |
| 2006 | 1.8B | +272M | +17.81% |
| 2005 | 1.53B | +445M | +41.07% |
| 2004 | 1.08B | +309M | +39.95% |
| 2003 | 774M | +51.21M | +7.08% |
| 2002 | 723M | +101M | +16.29% |
| 2001 | 622M | −102M | −14.04% |
| 2000 | 723M | +104M | +16.78% |
| 1999 | 619M | +4.97M | +0.81% |
| 1998 | 615M | +205M | +50.08% |
| 1997 | 409M | −17.51M | −4.1% |
| 1996 | 427M | +90.05M | +26.73% |
| 1995 | 337M | +39.3M | +13.21% |
| 1994 | 298M | +50.9M | +20.63% |
| 1993 | 247M | +20.7M | +9.16% |
| 1992 | 226M | +47.6M | +26.68% |
| 1991 | 178M | +15.9M | +9.78% |
| 1990 | 163M | +61.2M | +60.41% |
| 1989 | 101M | −20.9M | −17.1% |
| 1988 | 122M | +41.9M | +52.18% |
| 1987 | 80.3M | +19.3M | +31.64% |
| 1986 | 61M | −8.9M | −12.73% |
| 1985 | 69.9M | +14M | +25.04% |
| 1984 | 55.9M | −4.8M | −7.91% |
| 1983 | 60.7M | +31.8M | +110.03% |
| 1982 | 28.9M | −40.7M | −58.48% |
| 1981 | 69.6M | +17M | +32.32% |
| 1980 | 52.6M | +9.1M | +20.92% |
| 1979 | 43.5M | −5.1M | −10.49% |
| 1978 | 48.6M | −13.9M | −22.24% |
| 1977 | 62.5M | +547,990 | +0.88% |
| 1976 | 61.95M | −7.07M | −10.24% |
| 1975 | 69.02M | +22.71M | +49.04% |
| 1974 | 46.31M | +8.61M | +22.84% |
| 1973 | 37.7M | +11.85M | +45.86% |
| 1972 | 25.85M | +3.75M | +16.95% |
| 1971 | 22.1M | −4.25M | −16.11% |
| 1970 | 26.35M | — | — |
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Net inflows of foreign direct investment — investment by non-residents that gives them at least 10% of the voting shares of an enterprise: equity capital, reinvested earnings and intra-company loans. Values can be negative when capital is withdrawn. The figures are distorted by flows in transit through holding-company jurisdictions.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
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