Costa Rica vs Japan: Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita
Costa Rica
1.59 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Japan
1.42 million current LCU per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
19th
Japan rank
21st
Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Japan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.59 million current LCU per person against 1.42 million current LCU per person in Japan, a difference of 171,140 current LCU per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Japan ranks 21st of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,935 current LCU per person | 530,040 current LCU per person | 528,106 current LCU per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 18,026 current LCU per person | 956,301 current LCU per person | 938,274 current LCU per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 117,829 current LCU per person | 1.39 million current LCU per person | 1.28 million current LCU per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 483,315 current LCU per person | 1.13 million current LCU per person | 649,868 current LCU per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.12 million current LCU per person | 1.09 million current LCU per person | 26,699 current LCU per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.46 million current LCU per person | 1.31 million current LCU per person | 146,830 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, Costa Rica or Japan?
- Costa Rica, at 1.59 million current LCU per person against 1.42 million current LCU per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current lcu), per capita between Costa Rica and Japan?
- 171,140 current LCU per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for gross capital formation (current lcu), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th and Japan ranks 21st 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.