Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP was 26.5 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
26.5
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
164th
of 177 countries
All-time high
28.55
in 1961
All-time low
19.53
in 1978
Years of data
60
1960–2019
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Costa Rica, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 26.5 for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in 2019.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 28.55 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 19.53, in 1978.
Costa Rica ranks 164th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.25 | — |
| 1961 | 28.55 | +4.8% |
| 1962 | 27.71 | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 27.09 | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 26.9 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 25.19 | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 24.71 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 24.29 | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 23.29 | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 22.91 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 22.14 | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 21.46 | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 20.67 | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 20.01 | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 19.81 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 20.34 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 20.13 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 19.53 | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 19.53 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 19.79 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 21.04 | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 22.72 | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 25.27 | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 24.89 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 23.4 | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 23.84 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 23.22 | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 22.88 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 22.93 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 22.39 | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 22.46 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 22.97 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 21.73 | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 21.2 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 21.48 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 21.67 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 22.66 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 22.49 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 22.1 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 22.69 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 23.35 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 23.78 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 24.39 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 24.63 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 25.4 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 25.26 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 24.16 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 22.84 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 22.55 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 24.28 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 24.28 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24.51 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 24.39 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 24.97 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 25.17 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 25.32 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 25.42 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 25.69 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 26.29 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 26.5 | +0.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 26.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 56.37, 47% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 26.5 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.3, 36% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.79 | 22.91 | 28.55 | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.34 | 19.53 | 22.14 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.26 | 21.04 | 25.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.14 | 21.2 | 22.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.06 | 22.55 | 25.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.25 | 24.28 | 26.5 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More public sector data for Costa Rica
- Arms imports 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 0 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 0 current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 156.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 0 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 13.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Costa Rica?
- Capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Costa Rica was 26.5 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 28.55 in 1961.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.53 in 1978.
- How does Costa Rica rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 164th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.