Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
81.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sri Lanka
62.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
39th
Sri Lanka rank
42nd
Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 81.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 62.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka, a difference of 19.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 42nd of 181 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 | 1.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7973 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3396 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2583 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 9.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 36.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 12.99 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 23.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 92.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 23.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 68.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 101.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 46.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 55.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 94.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 59.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 35.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
- Costa Rica, at 81.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 62.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 19.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica 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 fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 42nd of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed 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 fixed 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.