Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0025 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Costa Rica, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0025 million USD per person for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0025 million USD per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 million USD per person, in 1982.
Costa Rica ranks 81st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0006 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +12.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +20.5% |
| 1977 | 0.001 million USD per person | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 0.001 million USD per person | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +12.2% |
| 1980 | 0.001 million USD per person | -11.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -26.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -29.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +22.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -15.0% |
| 1992 | 0.001 million USD per person | +25.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +12.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0016 million USD per person | +23.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 million USD per person | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 million USD per person | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 million USD per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 million USD per person | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 million USD per person | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 million USD per person | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 million USD per person | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 million USD per person | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 million USD per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 million USD per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.002 million USD per person | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 million USD per person | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 million USD per person | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 million USD per person | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 million USD per person | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 million USD per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 million USD per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 million USD per person | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.002 million USD per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 million USD per person | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 million USD per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 million USD per person | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0025 million USD per person | +3.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0025 million USD per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.007 million USD per person, 36% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0025 million USD per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0028 million USD per person, 88% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0008 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0011 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 million USD per person | 0.0008 million USD per person | 0.0016 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 million USD per person | 0.0014 million USD per person | 0.0021 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 million USD per person | 0.0019 million USD per person | 0.0023 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 million USD per person | 0.002 million USD per person | 0.0025 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 78 Nauru 0.0026 million USD per person compare
- 79 Malaysia 0.0025 million USD per person compare
- 80 Saint Lucia 0.0025 million USD per person compare
- 82 Seychelles 0.0025 million USD per person compare
- 83 Mexico 0.0024 million USD per person compare
- 84 Dominican Republic 0.0023 million USD per person 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0025 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0025 million USD per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 million USD per person in 1982.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
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- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.