Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency was 7.78 million million SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency in Costa Rica, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency in Costa Rica is 7.78 million million SLC, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency in Costa Rica peaked at 7.78 million million SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,398 million SLC, in 1970.
Costa Rica ranks 30th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,398 million SLC | — |
| 1971 | 1,738 million SLC | +24.3% |
| 1972 | 1,982 million SLC | +14.0% |
| 1973 | 2,479 million SLC | +25.1% |
| 1974 | 3,495 million SLC | +41.0% |
| 1975 | 4,068 million SLC | +16.4% |
| 1976 | 5,335 million SLC | +31.2% |
| 1977 | 6,483 million SLC | +21.5% |
| 1978 | 7,653 million SLC | +18.1% |
| 1979 | 9,963 million SLC | +30.2% |
| 1980 | 10,893 million SLC | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 15,123 million SLC | +38.8% |
| 1982 | 21,806 million SLC | +44.2% |
| 1983 | 25,616 million SLC | +17.5% |
| 1984 | 35,974 million SLC | +40.4% |
| 1985 | 42,096 million SLC | +17.0% |
| 1986 | 50,664 million SLC | +20.4% |
| 1987 | 61,991 million SLC | +22.4% |
| 1988 | 72,888 million SLC | +17.6% |
| 1989 | 96,019 million SLC | +31.7% |
| 1990 | 128,876 million SLC | +34.2% |
| 1991 | 149,822 million SLC | +16.3% |
| 1992 | 223,142 million SLC | +48.9% |
| 1993 | 277,835 million SLC | +24.5% |
| 1994 | 329,197 million SLC | +18.5% |
| 1995 | 411,636 million SLC | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 435,474 million SLC | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 565,401 million SLC | +29.8% |
| 1998 | 778,434 million SLC | +37.7% |
| 1999 | 858,733 million SLC | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 911,047 million SLC | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 1.04 million million SLC | +14.4% |
| 2002 | 1.18 million million SLC | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 1.36 million million SLC | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 1.62 million million SLC | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 1.91 million million SLC | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 2.36 million million SLC | +23.3% |
| 2007 | 3.11 million million SLC | +31.8% |
| 2008 | 3.85 million million SLC | +23.9% |
| 2009 | 3.70 million million SLC | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 3.85 million million SLC | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 4.20 million million SLC | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 4.76 million million SLC | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 5.05 million million SLC | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 5.56 million million SLC | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 5.73 million million SLC | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 6.03 million million SLC | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 6.24 million million SLC | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 6.56 million million SLC | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 6.15 million million SLC | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 5.90 million million SLC | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 6.80 million million SLC | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 7.60 million million SLC | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 7.62 million million SLC | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 7.78 million million SLC | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,459 million SLC | 1,398 million SLC | 9,963 million SLC | 10 |
| 1980s | 43,307 million SLC | 10,893 million SLC | 96,019 million SLC | 10 |
| 1990s | 415,855 million SLC | 128,876 million SLC | 858,733 million SLC | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.10 million million SLC | 911,047 million SLC | 3.85 million million SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.41 million million SLC | 3.85 million million SLC | 6.56 million million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.14 million million SLC | 5.90 million million SLC | 7.78 million million SLC | 5 |
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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 465.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 9.30 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7254 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 14,486 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 470.61 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency in Costa Rica?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency in Costa Rica was 7.78 million million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 7.78 million million SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,398 million SLC in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).