Costa Rica vs Puerto Rico: Gross capital formation
Costa Rica
3.3%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
3.4%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
102nd
Puerto Rico rank
99th
Gross capital formation over time
- Costa Rica
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 3.4% against 3.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 102nd and Puerto Rico ranks 99th of 169 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.8% | 11.2% | 3.4% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 10.7% | -2.4% | 13.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 7.7% | 4.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 7.4% | 1.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.3% | -2.7% | 6.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 0.9% | 2.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 5.0% | -82.8% | 87.8% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Costa Rica or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 3.4% against 3.3% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
- 0.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Puerto Rico rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Costa Rica ranks 102nd and Puerto Rico ranks 99th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.