Costa Rica - Gross fixed capital formation

Gross fixed capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) in Costa Rica was $10,721,340,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $11,362,260,000 in 2018 and $81,684,790 in 1960.

Definition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1960 $81,684,790
1961 $84,412,980
1962 $88,840,770
1963 $93,351,980
1964 $88,855,810
1965 $110,128,300
1966 $111,079,200
1967 $125,886,800
1968 $133,147,200
1969 $154,490,600
1970 $191,667,900
1971 $238,235,400
1972 $271,318,800
1973 $338,749,500
1974 $400,353,100
1975 $431,131,800
1976 $565,460,900
1977 $687,141,200
1978 $811,248,500
1979 $1,055,998,000
1980 $1,154,551,000
1981 $631,223,200
1982 $529,544,200
1983 $566,247,800
1984 $733,811,300
1985 $757,223,700
1986 $824,786,800
1987 $897,134,000
1988 $873,610,000
1989 $1,075,378,000
1990 $1,278,902,000
1991 $1,223,734,000
1992 $1,658,967,000
1993 $1,954,224,000
1994 $2,095,903,000
1995 $2,291,579,000
1996 $2,096,548,000
1997 $2,430,788,000
1998 $3,026,690,000
1999 $3,005,925,000
2000 $2,956,121,000
2001 $3,168,845,000
2002 $3,279,953,000
2003 $3,418,112,000
2004 $3,699,443,000
2005 $3,998,469,000
2006 $4,609,680,000
2007 $6,012,763,000
2008 $7,313,866,000
2009 $6,457,695,000
2010 $7,327,014,000
2011 $8,309,852,000
2012 $9,459,960,000
2013 $10,095,990,000
2014 $10,320,030,000
2015 $10,717,710,000
2016 $11,077,680,000
2017 $11,000,460,000
2018 $11,362,260,000
2019 $10,632,670,000
2020 $10,721,340,000

Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU) in Costa Rica was 6,270,920,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,555,710,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 460,400,000 in 1960.

Definition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 460,400,000
1961 504,300,000
1962 590,800,000
1963 620,800,000
1964 590,900,000
1965 729,600,000
1966 735,900,000
1967 834,000,000
1968 882,100,000
1969 1,023,500,000
1970 1,269,800,000
1971 1,578,500,000
1972 1,800,200,000
1973 2,251,600,000
1974 3,174,800,000
1975 3,694,800,000
1976 4,846,000,000
1977 5,888,800,000
1978 6,952,400,000
1979 9,049,900,000
1980 9,894,500,000
1981 13,737,500,000
1982 19,808,500,000
1983 23,269,500,000
1984 32,678,600,000
1985 38,239,800,000
1986 46,023,100,000
1987 56,313,100,000
1988 66,210,900,000
1989 87,223,900,000
1990 117,071,000,000
1991 149,822,000,000
1992 223,142,000,000
1993 277,835,000,000
1994 329,197,000,000
1995 411,636,000,000
1996 435,474,000,000
1997 565,401,000,000
1998 778,434,000,000
1999 858,733,000,000
2000 911,047,000,000
2001 1,042,140,000,000
2002 1,180,190,000,000
2003 1,362,660,000,000
2004 1,620,100,000,000
2005 1,910,790,000,000
2006 2,356,700,000,000
2007 3,106,290,000,000
2008 3,848,820,000,000
2009 3,702,120,000,000
2010 3,852,760,000,000
2011 4,201,990,000,000
2012 4,757,430,000,000
2013 5,045,640,000,000
2014 5,555,450,000,000
2015 5,729,320,000,000
2016 6,034,450,000,000
2017 6,242,910,000,000
2018 6,555,710,000,000
2019 6,244,510,000,000
2020 6,270,920,000,000

Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in Costa Rica was 10,874,740,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 11,552,890,000 in 2018 and 548,639,200 in 1960.

Definition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 548,639,200
1961 570,267,300
1962 620,369,100
1963 670,570,100
1964 688,527,400
1965 890,025,800
1966 730,097,000
1967 803,910,300
1968 815,815,600
1969 892,208,400
1970 1,069,400,000
1971 1,239,548,000
1972 1,302,845,000
1973 1,413,168,000
1974 1,550,873,000
1975 1,531,725,000
1976 1,894,641,000
1977 2,130,169,000
1978 2,303,392,000
1979 2,655,493,000
1980 2,405,381,000
1981 1,806,243,000
1982 1,303,936,000
1983 1,411,878,000
1984 1,780,945,000
1985 1,876,684,000
1986 2,102,290,000
1987 2,317,778,000
1988 2,233,250,000
1989 2,577,215,000
1990 2,950,846,000
1991 2,572,751,000
1992 3,311,921,000
1993 3,802,619,000
1994 3,942,734,000
1995 4,166,456,000
1996 3,931,690,000
1997 4,653,068,000
1998 5,875,315,000
1999 5,766,776,000
2000 5,502,822,000
2001 5,658,281,000
2002 5,942,261,000
2003 6,265,123,000
2004 6,330,019,000
2005 6,620,428,000
2006 7,128,549,000
2007 8,481,899,000
2008 9,303,669,000
2009 8,129,642,000
2010 8,477,267,000
2011 8,752,190,000
2012 9,503,608,000
2013 9,963,385,000
2014 10,351,210,000
2015 10,717,710,000
2016 11,360,660,000
2017 11,369,570,000
2018 11,552,890,000
2019 10,803,550,000
2020 10,874,740,000

Gross fixed capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross fixed capital formation (annual % growth) in Costa Rica was 0.66 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.27 in 1965 and a minimum value of -27.81 in 1982.

Definition: Average annual growth of gross fixed capital formation based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1961 3.94
1962 8.79
1963 8.09
1964 2.68
1965 29.27
1966 -17.97
1967 10.11
1968 1.48
1969 9.36
1970 19.86
1971 15.91
1972 5.11
1973 8.47
1974 9.74
1975 -1.23
1976 23.69
1977 12.43
1978 8.13
1979 15.29
1980 -9.42
1981 -24.91
1982 -27.81
1983 8.28
1984 26.14
1985 5.38
1986 12.02
1987 10.25
1988 -3.65
1989 15.40
1990 14.50
1991 -12.81
1992 28.73
1993 14.82
1994 3.68
1995 5.67
1996 -5.63
1997 18.35
1998 26.27
1999 -1.85
2000 -4.58
2001 2.83
2002 5.02
2003 5.43
2004 1.04
2005 4.59
2006 7.68
2007 18.98
2008 9.69
2009 -12.62
2010 4.28
2011 3.24
2012 8.59
2013 4.84
2014 3.89
2015 3.54
2016 6.00
2017 0.08
2018 1.61
2019 -6.49
2020 0.66

Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) in Costa Rica was 5,971,200,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,343,560,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 301,252,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 301,252,000,000
1961 313,127,000,000
1962 340,638,000,000
1963 368,203,000,000
1964 378,063,000,000
1965 488,703,000,000
1966 400,888,000,000
1967 441,418,000,000
1968 447,955,000,000
1969 489,902,000,000
1970 587,196,000,000
1971 680,622,000,000
1972 715,377,000,000
1973 775,955,000,000
1974 851,567,000,000
1975 841,053,000,000
1976 1,040,330,000,000
1977 1,169,650,000,000
1978 1,264,770,000,000
1979 1,458,100,000,000
1980 1,320,770,000,000
1981 991,788,000,000
1982 715,977,000,000
1983 775,246,000,000
1984 977,897,000,000
1985 1,030,470,000,000
1986 1,154,340,000,000
1987 1,272,670,000,000
1988 1,226,250,000,000
1989 1,415,120,000,000
1990 1,620,280,000,000
1991 1,412,670,000,000
1992 1,818,540,000,000
1993 2,087,980,000,000
1994 2,164,910,000,000
1995 2,287,750,000,000
1996 2,158,850,000,000
1997 2,554,950,000,000
1998 3,226,070,000,000
1999 3,166,470,000,000
2000 3,021,540,000,000
2001 3,106,900,000,000
2002 3,262,830,000,000
2003 3,440,110,000,000
2004 3,475,740,000,000
2005 3,635,200,000,000
2006 3,914,210,000,000
2007 4,657,320,000,000
2008 5,108,540,000,000
2009 4,463,900,000,000
2010 4,654,770,000,000
2011 4,805,730,000,000
2012 5,218,320,000,000
2013 5,470,780,000,000
2014 5,683,740,000,000
2015 5,884,980,000,000
2016 6,238,010,000,000
2017 6,242,910,000,000
2018 6,343,560,000,000
2019 5,932,110,000,000
2020 5,971,200,000,000

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in Costa Rica was 17.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 26.17 in 1979, while its lowest value was 16.10 in 1960.

Definition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 16.10
1961 17.22
1962 18.54
1963 18.24
1964 16.38
1965 18.57
1966 17.16
1967 18.00
1968 17.21
1969 18.10
1970 19.46
1971 22.12
1972 21.91
1973 22.16
1974 24.02
1975 21.99
1976 23.44
1977 22.36
1978 23.03
1979 26.17
1980 23.90
1981 24.06
1982 20.32
1983 17.99
1984 20.05
1985 19.32
1986 18.66
1987 19.79
1988 18.93
1989 20.48
1990 22.39
1991 17.01
1992 19.37
1993 20.39
1994 19.99
1995 19.79
1996 17.95
1997 19.27
1998 22.12
1999 21.09
2000 19.69
2001 19.83
2002 19.78
2003 19.79
2004 19.88
2005 19.95
2006 20.29
2007 22.37
2008 23.74
2009 21.00
2010 19.46
2011 19.43
2012 20.03
2013 19.82
2014 19.84
2015 18.99
2016 18.82
2017 18.18
2018 18.20
2019 16.59
2020 17.34

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts