Costa Rica — Gross capital formation (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2031 · 82 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. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Costa Rica, the gross capital formation reading was 15.8% of GDP in 2025, compared with 16.2% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −0.41 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 17% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1950–2031
- Quarterly data, 1991–2027
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Latest observations
2015–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 17.1 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 16.1 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 16.4 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 17.2 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 18 % of GDP |
12 earlier values, back to 2015
| 2026 | 18.6 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 15.8 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 16.2 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 15.8 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 18.4 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 17.8 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 15.5 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 15.7 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 18.2 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 18.1 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 18.9 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 18.9 % of GDP |