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Foreign direct investment to GDP in Costa Rica

Latest: 5.4%
Previous: 5.6%
Change: -0.15 (-2.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Foreign direct investment to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Foreign direct investment to GDP in Costa Rica
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	2.7%
Dec 31, 1971	2.1%
Dec 31, 1972	2.1%
Dec 31, 1973	2.5%
Dec 31, 1974	2.8%
Dec 31, 1975	3.5%
Dec 31, 1976	2.6%
Dec 31, 1977	2.0%
Dec 31, 1978	1.4%
Dec 31, 1979	1.1%
Dec 31, 1980	1.1%
Dec 31, 1981	2.7%
Dec 31, 1982	1.1%
Dec 31, 1983	1.9%
Dec 31, 1984	1.5%
Dec 31, 1985	1.8%
Dec 31, 1986	1.4%
Dec 31, 1987	1.8%
Dec 31, 1988	2.6%
Dec 31, 1989	1.9%
Dec 31, 1990	2.8%
Dec 31, 1991	2.5%
Dec 31, 1992	2.6%
Dec 31, 1993	2.6%
Dec 31, 1994	2.8%
Dec 31, 1995	2.9%
Dec 31, 1996	3.7%
Dec 31, 1997	3.2%
Dec 31, 1998	4.5%
Dec 31, 1999	4.3%
Dec 31, 2000	4.8%
Dec 31, 2001	3.9%
Dec 31, 2002	4.4%
Dec 31, 2003	4.5%
Dec 31, 2004	5.8%
Dec 31, 2005	7.6%
Dec 31, 2006	7.9%
Dec 31, 2007	8.3%
Dec 31, 2008	7.9%
Dec 31, 2009	5.3%
Dec 31, 2010	5.1%
Dec 31, 2011	6.4%
Dec 31, 2012	5.7%
Dec 31, 2013	6.3%
Dec 31, 2014	6.2%
Dec 31, 2015	5.2%
Dec 31, 2016	4.5%
Dec 31, 2017	4.8%
Dec 31, 2018	4.8%
Dec 31, 2019	4.2%
Dec 31, 2020	3.3%
Dec 31, 2021	5.5%
Dec 31, 2022	7.3%
Dec 31, 2023	6.1%
Dec 31, 2024	5.6%
Dec 31, 2025	5.4%

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