Capital stock, Private sector, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Capital stock, Private sector, Constant prices, Percent of GDP was 141.94 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
141.94
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
99th
of 177 countries
All-time high
146.17
in 1961
All-time low
100.86
in 1977
Years of data
60
1960–2019
Capital stock, Private sector, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Costa Rica, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2019, capital stock, private sector, constant prices, percent of gdp in Costa Rica stood at 141.94.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, private sector, constant prices, percent of gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 146.17 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 100.86, in 1977.
Costa Rica ranks 99th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Capital stock, Private sector, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 139.53 | — |
| 1961 | 146.17 | +4.8% |
| 1962 | 141.84 | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 138.64 | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 137.69 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 128.89 | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 126.4 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 124.28 | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 119.12 | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 117.19 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 113.22 | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 109.62 | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 105.68 | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 102.38 | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 101.53 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 104.5 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 103.49 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 100.86 | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 101.33 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 103.19 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 110.37 | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 119.43 | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 132.31 | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 129.27 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 120.72 | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 122.56 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 118.99 | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 117.1 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 117.32 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 114.38 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 114.8 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 117.66 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 111.15 | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 109.19 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 110.75 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 112.56 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 117.47 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 116.3 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 115.12 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 119.56 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 122.7 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 124.98 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 127.03 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 128.02 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 128.4 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 129.78 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 127.18 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 123.95 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 126.43 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 136.01 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 135.25 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 135.2 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 134.56 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 137.87 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 138.87 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 139.57 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 139.13 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 139.23 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 139.96 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 141.94 | +1.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 141.94 is below the median for high income countries, which is 186.24, 76% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 141.94 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 178.01, 80% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 131.97 | 117.19 | 146.17 | 10 |
| 1970s | 104.58 | 100.86 | 113.22 | 10 |
| 1980s | 120.24 | 110.37 | 132.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 114.46 | 109.19 | 119.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 127.45 | 122.7 | 136.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 138.16 | 134.56 | 141.94 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 466.29 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, private sector, constant prices, percent of gdp in Costa Rica?
- Capital stock, private sector, constant prices, percent of gdp in Costa Rica was 141.94 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital stock, private sector, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 146.17 in 1961.
- What is the lowest capital stock, private sector, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.86 in 1977.
- How does Costa Rica rank for capital stock, private sector, constant prices, percent of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 99th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, private sector, constant prices, percent of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, Private sector, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.