Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ (US Value) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ (US Value) was 15,096 million USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ in Costa Rica, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2024, gross fixed capital formation — value us$ in Costa Rica stood at 15,096 million USD. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$ in Costa Rica peaked at 15,096 million USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 211.03 million USD, in 1970.
That places Costa Rica 90th out of 235 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ (US Value) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 211.03 million USD | — |
| 1971 | 262.34 million USD | +24.3% |
| 1972 | 298.64 million USD | +13.8% |
| 1973 | 372.98 million USD | +24.9% |
| 1974 | 440.75 million USD | +18.2% |
| 1975 | 474.63 million USD | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 622.48 million USD | +31.2% |
| 1977 | 756.46 million USD | +21.5% |
| 1978 | 893 million USD | +18.1% |
| 1979 | 1,162 million USD | +30.2% |
| 1980 | 1,271 million USD | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 694.9 million USD | -45.3% |
| 1982 | 582.96 million USD | -16.1% |
| 1983 | 623.36 million USD | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 807.82 million USD | +29.6% |
| 1985 | 834.36 million USD | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 904.94 million USD | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 987.5 million USD | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 961.52 million USD | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 1,178 million USD | +22.5% |
| 1990 | 1,407 million USD | +19.5% |
| 1991 | 1,224 million USD | -13.0% |
| 1992 | 1,659 million USD | +35.6% |
| 1993 | 1,954 million USD | +17.8% |
| 1994 | 2,096 million USD | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 2,290 million USD | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 2,097 million USD | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 2,431 million USD | +15.9% |
| 1998 | 3,026 million USD | +24.5% |
| 1999 | 3,006 million USD | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 2,956 million USD | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 3,169 million USD | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 3,280 million USD | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 3,418 million USD | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 3,699 million USD | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 3,999 million USD | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 4,609 million USD | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 6,013 million USD | +30.5% |
| 2008 | 7,314 million USD | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 6,458 million USD | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 7,327 million USD | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 8,310 million USD | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 9,460 million USD | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 10,096 million USD | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 10,320 million USD | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 10,718 million USD | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 11,078 million USD | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 11,000 million USD | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 11,362 million USD | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 10,471 million USD | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 10,088 million USD | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 10,956 million USD | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 11,737 million USD | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 14,001 million USD | +19.3% |
| 2024 | 15,096 million USD | +7.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 15,096 million USD is below the median for high income countries, which is 20,129 million USD, 75% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 15,096 million USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,605 million USD, 4.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 549.48 million USD | 211.03 million USD | 1,162 million USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 884.65 million USD | 582.96 million USD | 1,271 million USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,119 million USD | 1,224 million USD | 3,026 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,492 million USD | 2,956 million USD | 7,314 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,014 million USD | 7,327 million USD | 11,362 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,376 million USD | 10,088 million USD | 15,096 million USD | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 11.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$ in Costa Rica?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$ in Costa Rica was 15,096 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$ recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 15,096 million USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$ recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 211.03 million USD in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$?
- Costa Rica ranks 90th out of 235 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$ rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. 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 US$. 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).