Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
79.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sri Lanka
89.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
39th
Sri Lanka rank
38th
Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 89.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 79.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 9.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 187 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8225 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3855 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2309 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 12.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 37.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 13.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 24.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 91.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 25.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 65.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 100.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 56.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 44 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 94.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 78.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 16.38 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 89.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 79.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 9.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th 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.