Costa Rica - 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.

See also:

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

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts