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
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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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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.