Foreign direct investment outflows in Costa Rica in 2025 — 466,286,117 US$. Ranked 46 in the world out of 91. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 46,728.6%.
1976–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 466M | +129M | +38.27% |
| 2024 | 337M | −650M | −65.83% |
| 2023 | 987M | −13.18M | −1.32% |
| 2022 | 1B | +553M | +123.91% |
| 2021 | 447M | −12.12M | −2.64% |
| 2020 | 459M | +435M | +1,820.33% |
| 2019 | 23.89M | −557M | −95.89% |
| 2018 | 581M | +308M | +112.88% |
| 2017 | 273M | −221M | −44.71% |
| 2016 | 493M | +79.19M | +19.12% |
| 2015 | 414M | −10.2M | −2.4% |
| 2014 | 424M | −380M | −47.21% |
| 2013 | 804M | −89.63M | −10.03% |
| 2012 | 894M | +489M | +120.6% |
| 2011 | 405M | +87.34M | +27.49% |
| 2010 | 318M | +43.42M | +15.83% |
| 2009 | 274M | +77.69M | +39.52% |
| 2008 | 197M | −233M | −54.24% |
| 2007 | 430M | +211M | +96.23% |
| 2006 | 219M | +69.34M | +46.35% |
| 2005 | 150M | −56.86M | −27.54% |
| 2004 | 206M | +54.17M | +35.57% |
| 2003 | 152M | +19.95M | +15.08% |
| 2002 | 132M | +63.91M | +93.41% |
| 2001 | 68.42M | −38.97M | −36.28% |
| 2000 | 107M | +102M | +2,046.25% |
| 1999 | 5M | −1.24M | −19.81% |
| 1998 | 6.24M | +560,000 | +9.86% |
| 1997 | 5.68M | −10,000 | −0.18% |
| 1996 | 5.69M | +190,000 | +3.45% |
| 1995 | 5.5M | +800,000 | +17.02% |
| 1994 | 4.7M | +2.4M | +104.35% |
| 1993 | 2.3M | −2.1M | −47.73% |
| 1992 | 4.4M | −1.2M | −21.43% |
| 1991 | 5.6M | +3.5M | +166.67% |
| 1990 | 2.1M | −3.9M | −65% |
| 1989 | 6M | +5.1M | +566.67% |
| 1988 | 900,000 | −3.6M | −80% |
| 1987 | 4.5M | +900,000 | +25% |
| 1986 | 3.6M | −1.1M | −23.4% |
| 1985 | 4.7M | +800,000 | +20.51% |
| 1984 | 3.9M | −1.5M | −27.78% |
| 1983 | 5.4M | +3M | +125% |
| 1982 | 2.4M | −1M | −29.41% |
| 1981 | 3.4M | −1.1M | −24.44% |
| 1980 | 4.5M | +3.4M | +309.09% |
| 1979 | 1.1M | −500,000 | −31.25% |
| 1978 | 1.6M | +1.6M | — |
| 1977 | 0 | +1M | +100% |
| 1976 | -1M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
How much direct investment from abroad comes into a country in a year.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Economy GDPGross domestic product in current US dollars — the size of a country's economy.
Business FDI inflows (% of GDP)Inflows of direct investment relative to the size of the economy.
Business Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)The value of a country's listed companies as a percent of GDP.
Business Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP)The annual turnover in shares as a percent of GDP — the liquidity of the market.
