Cameroon vs Costa Rica: Gross capital formation
Gross capital formation over time
- Cameroon
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 8.18 trillion current LCU against 6.63 trillion current LCU in Cameroon, a difference of 1.54 trillion current LCU.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 37th and Costa Rica ranks 34th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.96 billion current LCU | 907.48 million current LCU | 29.05 billion current LCU | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 151.92 billion current LCU | 4.16 billion current LCU | 147.76 billion current LCU | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 716.58 billion current LCU | 50.93 billion current LCU | 665.65 billion current LCU | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 860.10 billion current LCU | 425.04 billion current LCU | 435.05 billion current LCU | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1.89 trillion current LCU | 2.08 trillion current LCU | 192.28 billion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.49 trillion current LCU | 5.38 trillion current LCU | 1.89 trillion current LCU | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 5.40 trillion current LCU | 7.53 trillion current LCU | 2.13 trillion current LCU | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Cameroon or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 8.18 trillion current LCU against 6.63 trillion current LCU in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 1.54 trillion current LCU, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Cameroon ranks 37th and Costa Rica ranks 34th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross capital formation (current LCU). 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 includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.