Costa Rica vs Iraq: Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita
Costa Rica
1.59 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Iraq
1.51 million current LCU per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
19th
Iraq rank
20th
Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Iraq
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.59 million current LCU per person against 1.51 million current LCU per person in Iraq, a difference of 76,210 current LCU per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Iraq ranks 20th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,935 current LCU per person | 90.21 current LCU per person | 1,844 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 18,026 current LCU per person | 251.54 current LCU per person | 17,775 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 117,829 current LCU per person | 104,545 current LCU per person | 13,284 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 483,315 current LCU per person | 492,895 current LCU per person | 9,580 current LCU per person | Iraq |
| 2010s | 1.12 million current LCU per person | 1.16 million current LCU per person | 34,758 current LCU per person | Iraq |
| 2020s | 1.46 million current LCU per person | 1.61 million current LCU per person | 156,876 current LCU per person | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation (current lcu), per capita, Costa Rica or Iraq?
- Costa Rica, at 1.59 million current LCU per person against 1.51 million current LCU per person in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current lcu), per capita between Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 76,210 current LCU per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for gross capital formation (current lcu), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th and Iraq ranks 20th 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.