Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current was 1.21 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Costa Rica, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.21 units per square kilometre for capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Costa Rica peaked at 1.21 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Costa Rica 12th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +95.5% |
| 1982 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | +105.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0309 units per square kilometre | +39.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0368 units per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1993 | 0.042 units per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0509 units per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0637 units per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0755 units per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0866 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0999 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1212 units per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1437 units per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1685 units per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1907 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2194 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2702 units per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3199 units per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3851 units per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4497 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5423 units per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6359 units per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6624 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7296 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7932 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8409 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9297 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9645 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9963 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.07 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 1.15 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 1.21 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.21 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0114 units per square kilometre, 106.7× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.21 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0127 units per square kilometre, 95.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +105.3% | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | 0.007 units per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +95.5% | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 0.0034 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.063 units per square kilometre | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | 0.1212 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3325 units per square kilometre | 0.1437 units per square kilometre | 0.6359 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9344 units per square kilometre | 0.6624 units per square kilometre | 1.21 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 9 Colombia 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 1.42 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Singapore 1.25 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Paraguay 1.2 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Uganda 1.05 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Hungary 0.9564 units per square kilometre compare
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 115.71 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 84.49 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0204 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Costa Rica?
- Capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Costa Rica was 1.21 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.