Costa Rica vs Guyana: Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
79.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Guyana
64.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2005
Costa Rica rank
39th
Guyana rank
41st
Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Guyana
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 79.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 64.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Guyana, a difference of 14.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 39th and Guyana ranks 41st of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Guyana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.383 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.825 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6141 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 12.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 37.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 43.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Guyana |
| 2000s | 75.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 45.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 29.18 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, Costa Rica or Guyana?
- Costa Rica, at 79.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 64.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 14.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2005.
- How do Costa Rica and Guyana rank globally for gross capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th and Guyana ranks 41st 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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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.