Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices

Costa Rica
-12.29 % change on previous year
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
-8.93 % change on previous year
in 1993
Costa Rica rank
156th
Papua New Guinea rank
154th

Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Papua New Guinea
-250255075196119902019

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports -8.93 % change on previous year against -12.29 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.36 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 156th and Papua New Guinea ranks 154th of 173 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 4 % change on previous year 4 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1970s 9.55 % change on previous year 2.32 % change on previous year 7.23 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1980s 1.17 % change on previous year 6.49 % change on previous year 5.32 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1990s 11.2 % change on previous year -1.91 % change on previous year 13.11 % change on previous year Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at -8.93 % change on previous year against -12.29 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 1993.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
3.36 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1993.
How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices?
Costa Rica ranks 156th and Papua New Guinea ranks 154th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
173 places, 10,108 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.