Capital stock, General government, Current prices … capita Current in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Capital stock, General government, Current prices … capita Current was 0.0023 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in Costa Rica, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2019, capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Costa Rica stood at 0.0023 units per person. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 79.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0023 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1970.
Costa Rica ranks 23rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, General government, Current prices … capita Current in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +17.2% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +30.9% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +20.4% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +12.9% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +16.9% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +25.8% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +89.9% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +100.5% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +11.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per person | +23.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | +14.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | +18.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | +35.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | +16.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +18.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per person | +21.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 units per person | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per person | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per person | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 units per person | +17.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 units per person | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 units per person | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 units per person | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 units per person | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 units per person | +24.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 units per person | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 units per person | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 0.001 units per person | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 units per person | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0013 units per person | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 units per person | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 units per person | +4.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0023 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per person, 76.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0023 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 units per person, 57.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, General government, Current prices … capita Current in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +100.5% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1981 | +89.9% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More public sector data for Costa Rica
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Costa Rica?
- Capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Costa Rica was 0.0023 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd out of 176 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.