Costa Rica — Gross capital formation

millions of LCU · Annual · 1950–2030 · 81 observations

About this series

Gross capital formation records investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories and, where included, valuables during the period. It is a flow in the expenditure account of GDP.

For Costa Rica, the gross capital formation reading stood at 8.49T LCU in 2025. Against 7.76T LCU in 2024, the period change was +9.41%. It was above the selected 10-year average of 6.97T LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 16.5% in 2025.

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  • Annual data, 1950–2030
  • Quarterly data, 1991–2026
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Latest observations

2014–2030

PeriodValue
203012.95T LCU
202911.88T LCU
202810.94T LCU
202710.04T LCU
20269.33T LCU
12 earlier values, back to 2014
20258.49T LCU
20247.76T LCU
20237.18T LCU
20227.93T LCU
20217.49T LCU
20205.90T LCU
20196.08T LCU
20186.62T LCU
20176.20T LCU
20166.06T LCU
20155.69T LCU
20145.38T LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.