Gross fixed capital formation in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gross fixed capital formation was 16.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross fixed capital formation in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross fixed capital formation in Costa Rica stood at 16.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation in Costa Rica peaked at 26.2% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 1960.
That places Costa Rica 151st out of 181 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.1% | — |
| 1961 | 17.2% | +7.0% |
| 1962 | 18.5% | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 18.2% | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 16.4% | -10.2% |
| 1965 | 18.6% | +13.4% |
| 1966 | 17.2% | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 18.0% | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 17.2% | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 18.1% | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 19.5% | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 22.1% | +13.6% |
| 1972 | 21.9% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 22.2% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 24.0% | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 22.0% | -8.5% |
| 1976 | 23.4% | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 22.4% | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 23.0% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 26.2% | +13.6% |
| 1980 | 23.9% | -8.7% |
| 1981 | 24.1% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 20.3% | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 18.0% | -11.4% |
| 1984 | 20.0% | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 19.3% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 18.7% | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 19.8% | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 18.9% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 20.5% | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 22.4% | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 17.0% | -24.1% |
| 1992 | 19.4% | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 20.4% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 20.0% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 19.8% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 18.0% | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 19.3% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 22.1% | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 21.1% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 19.7% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 19.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 19.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 19.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 16.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.5% | 16.1% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.7% | 19.5% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 18.0% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 17.0% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 19.7% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 16.5% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 16.3% | 17.3% | 6 |
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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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1578 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 3,152 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 79.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 1.59 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1312 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation in Costa Rica?
- Gross fixed capital formation in Costa Rica was 16.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 1979.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 1960.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gross fixed capital formation?
- Costa Rica ranks 151st out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. 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.