Cameroon vs Costa Rica: Gross capital formation

Cameroon
6.63 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Costa Rica
8.18 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Cameroon rank
37th
Costa Rica rank
34th

Gross capital formation over time

  • Cameroon
  • Costa Rica
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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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Indicator
Gross capital formation (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 8,699 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.