Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Gross capital formation
Costa Rica
15.8%
in 2025
Uruguay
16.2%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
160th
Uruguay rank
157th
Gross capital formation over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 16.2% against 15.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 160th and Uruguay ranks 157th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.7% | 17.5% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 23.6% | 19.6% | 4.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 25.6% | 14.9% | 10.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 15.4% | 5.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 17.4% | 3.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 18.9% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 17.1% | 0.6% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 16.2% against 15.8% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.4%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Costa Rica ranks 160th and Uruguay ranks 157th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross capital formation (% 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 includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.