Algeria vs Costa Rica: Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Algeria
59.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica
79.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Algeria rank
42nd
Costa Rica rank
39th
Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Algeria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 79.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 59.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Algeria, a difference of 19.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 42nd and Costa Rica ranks 39th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.269 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Algeria |
| 1970s | 1.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0689 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 12.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 10.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 37.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 26.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 23.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 91.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 67.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 43.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 101 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 57.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 53.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 94.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 41.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Algeria or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 79.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 59.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Algeria and Costa Rica?
- 19.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Costa Rica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Costa Rica rank globally for gross capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Algeria ranks 42nd and Costa Rica ranks 39th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Gross capital formation (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.