Argentina vs Costa Rica: Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita
Argentina
2.98 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
1.59 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Argentina rank
16th
Costa Rica rank
19th
Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita over time
- Argentina
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 2.98 million current LCU per person against 1.59 million current LCU per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.39 million current LCU per person.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.9 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Argentina ranks 16th and Costa Rica ranks 19th of 187 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 current LCU per person | 469.73 current LCU per person | 469.73 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0 current LCU per person | 1,935 current LCU per person | 1,935 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.65 current LCU per person | 18,026 current LCU per person | 18,025 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1,272 current LCU per person | 117,829 current LCU per person | 116,557 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2,808 current LCU per person | 483,315 current LCU per person | 480,507 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 28,234 current LCU per person | 1.12 million current LCU per person | 1.09 million current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.07 million current LCU per person | 1.48 million current LCU per person | 408,739 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation (current lcu), per capita, Argentina or Costa Rica?
- Argentina, at 2.98 million current LCU per person against 1.59 million current LCU per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current lcu), per capita between Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 1.39 million current LCU per person, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for gross capital formation (current lcu), per capita?
- Argentina ranks 16th and Costa Rica ranks 19th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current LCU), 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 (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.