Costa Rica - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in Costa Rica was 17.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 26.17 in 1979, while its lowest value was 16.10 in 1960.

Definition: 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
1960 16.10
1961 17.22
1962 18.54
1963 18.24
1964 16.38
1965 18.57
1966 17.16
1967 18.00
1968 17.21
1969 18.10
1970 19.46
1971 22.12
1972 21.91
1973 22.16
1974 24.02
1975 21.99
1976 23.44
1977 22.36
1978 23.03
1979 26.17
1980 23.90
1981 24.06
1982 20.32
1983 17.99
1984 20.05
1985 19.32
1986 18.66
1987 19.79
1988 18.93
1989 20.48
1990 22.39
1991 17.01
1992 19.37
1993 20.39
1994 19.99
1995 19.79
1996 17.95
1997 19.27
1998 22.12
1999 21.09
2000 19.69
2001 19.83
2002 19.78
2003 19.79
2004 19.88
2005 19.95
2006 20.29
2007 22.37
2008 23.74
2009 21.00
2010 19.46
2011 19.43
2012 20.03
2013 19.82
2014 19.84
2015 18.99
2016 18.82
2017 18.18
2018 18.20
2019 16.59
2020 17.34

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts