Costa Rica Tops Ranking for FDI overachievers

By IDEAS

CINDE, Costa Rica's Investment Promotion Agency, informed that for the second consecutive year Costa Rica has been positioned as the top performer in the global foreign direct investment landscape.

According to the latest edition of the fDi Intelligence’s Greenfield FDI Performance Index -a division of the Financial Times specialized in foreign direct investment- it is the country that attracts the most volume of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) relative to its gross domestic product (GDP), achieving a score of 12.7.

This means that Costa Rica, with its 2022 GDP per capita (PPP) of $25,005, received more than 12 times the number of investment projects expected given the size of its economy, ranking above countries like North Macedonia, United Arab Emirates, Serbia, and Georgia.

Solidifying its position as a top destination for high-tech companies worldwide. Costa Rica retained its position as the country that attracts the most volume of FDI given the size of its economy for second consecutive year.

Of the 95 countries recording more than 10 FDI projects in 2022 and hence being considered for the 2022 index, 76 have an index score greater than 1.0, indicating a larger share of investment projects relative to their share of GDP. The remaining 19 have a score below 1.0, indicating a smaller share of projects relative to GDP.