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
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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.

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Indicator
Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 8,666 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.