Botswana vs Costa Rica: Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita
Botswana
2,452 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
2,620 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
63rd
Costa Rica rank
61st
Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita over time
- Botswana
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2,620 constant 2015 US$ per person against 2,452 constant 2015 US$ per person in Botswana, a difference of 168 constant 2015 US$ per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Botswana ranks 63rd and Costa Rica ranks 61st of 163 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 129.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | 959.84 constant 2015 US$ per person | 830.6 constant 2015 US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 162.7 constant 2015 US$ per person | 804.73 constant 2015 US$ per person | 642.03 constant 2015 US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 285.07 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,204 constant 2015 US$ per person | 918.6 constant 2015 US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 649.77 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,778 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,129 constant 2015 US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1,737 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,175 constant 2015 US$ per person | 438.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2,151 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,304 constant 2015 US$ per person | 152.84 constant 2015 US$ per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita, Botswana or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 2,620 constant 2015 US$ per person against 2,452 constant 2015 US$ per person in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita between Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 168 constant 2015 US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Costa Rica rank globally for gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 63rd and Costa Rica ranks 61st of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita. 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 (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.