Costa Rica vs Norway: Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate
Costa Rica
3.71 % change on previous year
in 2025
Norway
3.94 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
124th
Norway rank
122nd
Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 3.94 % change on previous year against 3.71 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.23 % change on previous year.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 124th and Norway ranks 122nd of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.49 % change on previous year | 16.15 % change on previous year | 4.34 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 5.47 % change on previous year | 7.35 % change on previous year | 1.88 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 1990s | 8.89 % change on previous year | 3.55 % change on previous year | 5.35 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 7.69 % change on previous year | 10.45 % change on previous year | 2.77 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 2010s | 6.5 % change on previous year | 3.16 % change on previous year | 3.34 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 8.4 % change on previous year | 0.8801 % change on previous year | 7.52 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Norway?
- Norway, at 3.94 % change on previous year against 3.71 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Norway?
- 0.23 % change on previous year, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 124th and Norway ranks 122nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross capital formation (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.