Costa Rica - Gross fixed capital formation

Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (current LCU)

The value for Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (current LCU) in Costa Rica was 3,365,070,000,000 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,365,070,000,000 in 2009 and a minimum value of 1,170,300,000 in 1971.

Definition: Private investment covers gross outlays by the private sector (including private nonprofit agencies) on additions to its fixed domestic assets.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1971 1,170,300,000
1972 1,237,800,000
1973 1,615,600,000
1974 2,301,400,000
1975 2,527,200,000
1976 3,113,400,000
1977 3,741,800,000
1978 4,705,400,000
1979 5,975,900,000
1980 6,069,000,000
1981 8,666,100,000
1982 12,780,100,000
1983 15,054,000,000
1984 23,598,000,000
1985 24,300,000,000
1986 31,692,100,000
1987 43,744,300,000
1988 51,786,600,000
1989 67,978,000,000
1990 92,409,300,000
2004 1,425,860,000,000
2005 1,686,080,000,000
2006 2,182,720,000,000
2007 2,781,010,000,000
2008 3,360,490,000,000
2009 3,365,070,000,000

Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (% of GDP) in Costa Rica was 20.07 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 21.40 in 2008, while its lowest value was 9.21 in 1983.

Definition: Private investment covers gross outlays by the private sector (including private nonprofit agencies) on additions to its fixed domestic assets.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1971 16.40
1972 15.07
1973 15.90
1974 17.41
1975 15.04
1976 15.06
1977 14.21
1978 15.58
1979 17.28
1980 14.66
1981 15.18
1982 13.11
1983 9.21
1984 11.53
1985 10.03
1986 10.37
1987 11.93
1988 11.27
1989 12.21
1990 13.64
2004 17.51
2005 17.68
2006 18.95
2007 20.45
2008 21.40
2009 20.07

Gross fixed capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) in Costa Rica was $7,025,542,000 as of 2010. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $7,038,262,000 in 2008 and $81,685,220 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $81,685,220
1961 $84,412,820
1962 $88,840,860
1963 $93,352,060
1964 $88,855,870
1965 $110,128,300
1966 $111,079,200
1967 $125,886,800
1968 $133,147,200
1969 $154,490,600
1970 $191,667,900
1971 $238,235,400
1972 $271,318,800
1973 $338,749,500
1974 $400,353,100
1975 $431,131,900
1976 $565,460,900
1977 $687,141,200
1978 $811,248,600
1979 $1,055,998,000
1980 $1,154,551,000
1981 $631,223,200
1982 $529,544,200
1983 $735,602,500
1984 $906,656,100
1985 $908,537,200
1986 $1,003,964,000
1987 $1,124,613,000
1988 $1,105,456,000
1989 $1,289,850,000
1990 $1,488,276,000
1991 $1,276,729,000
1992 $1,691,128,000
1993 $1,975,777,000
1994 $2,063,840,000
1995 $2,226,704,000
1996 $2,029,992,000
1997 $2,315,039,000
1998 $2,878,578,000
1999 $2,839,978,000
2000 $2,835,753,000
2001 $3,002,033,000
2002 $3,176,977,000
2003 $3,356,652,000
2004 $3,461,809,000
2005 $3,740,564,000
2006 $4,484,769,000
2007 $5,731,790,000
2008 $7,038,262,000
2009 $6,486,748,000
2010 $7,025,542,000

Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU) in Costa Rica was 3,694,230,000,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,716,910,000,000 in 2009 and a minimum value of 460,399,900 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. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 460,399,900
1961 504,300,000
1962 590,800,100
1963 620,800,000
1964 590,900,000
1965 729,600,000
1966 735,900,000
1967 834,000,000
1968 882,100,000
1969 1,023,500,000
1970 1,269,800,000
1971 1,578,500,000
1972 1,800,200,000
1973 2,251,600,000
1974 3,174,800,000
1975 3,694,800,000
1976 4,846,000,000
1977 5,888,800,000
1978 6,952,400,000
1979 9,049,900,000
1980 9,894,500,000
1981 13,737,500,000
1982 19,808,500,000
1983 30,229,000,000
1984 40,375,840,000
1985 45,881,130,000
1986 56,021,180,000
1987 70,591,930,000
1988 83,782,510,000
1989 104,620,000,000
1990 136,237,000,000
1991 156,310,000,000
1992 227,467,000,000
1993 280,900,000,000
1994 324,161,000,000
1995 399,983,000,000
1996 421,650,000,000
1997 538,478,000,000
1998 740,341,000,000
1999 811,325,000,000
2000 873,951,000,000
2001 987,278,000,000
2002 1,143,140,000,000
2003 1,338,170,000,000
2004 1,515,960,000,000
2005 1,787,190,000,000
2006 2,293,070,000,000
2007 2,961,140,000,000
2008 3,704,620,000,000
2009 3,716,910,000,000
2010 3,694,230,000,000

Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2000 US$)

The latest value for Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2000 US$) in Costa Rica was 4,575,711,000 as of 2010. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 5,005,250,000 in 2008 and 292,303,900 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. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 292,303,900
1961 310,038,800
1962 360,200,000
1963 371,964,700
1964 347,264,600
1965 432,252,300
1966 430,730,500
1967 474,277,600
1968 481,301,400
1969 526,370,300
1970 630,906,900
1971 734,214,300
1972 768,630,600
1973 833,717,200
1974 914,958,400
1975 903,661,900
1976 1,117,769,000
1977 1,256,722,000
1978 1,358,917,000
1979 1,566,644,000
1980 1,419,087,000
1981 1,065,617,000
1982 769,274,400
1983 832,956,300
1984 1,051,713,000
1985 1,099,788,000
1986 1,239,514,000
1987 1,383,522,000
1988 1,363,385,000
1989 1,561,840,000
1990 1,731,019,000
1991 1,523,229,000
1992 1,903,612,000
1993 2,136,859,000
1994 2,183,383,000
1995 2,239,703,000
1996 2,064,036,000
1997 2,379,289,000
1998 2,985,264,000
1999 2,862,929,000
2000 2,835,753,000
2001 2,908,994,000
2002 3,099,767,000
2003 3,322,678,000
2004 3,305,651,000
2005 3,446,302,000
2006 3,817,827,000
2007 4,507,313,000
2008 5,005,250,000
2009 4,514,066,000
2010 4,575,711,000

Gross fixed capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross fixed capital formation (annual % growth) in Costa Rica was 1.37 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.26 in 1984 and a minimum value of -27.81 in 1982.

Definition: Average annual growth of gross fixed capital formation based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. 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
1961 6.07
1962 16.18
1963 3.27
1964 -6.64
1965 24.47
1966 -0.35
1967 10.11
1968 1.48
1969 9.36
1970 19.86
1971 16.37
1972 4.69
1973 8.47
1974 9.74
1975 -1.23
1976 23.69
1977 12.43
1978 8.13
1979 15.29
1980 -9.42
1981 -24.91
1982 -27.81
1983 8.28
1984 26.26
1985 4.57
1986 12.70
1987 11.62
1988 -1.46
1989 14.56
1990 10.83
1991 -12.00
1992 24.97
1993 12.25
1994 2.18
1995 2.58
1996 -7.84
1997 15.27
1998 25.47
1999 -4.10
2000 -0.95
2001 2.58
2002 6.56
2003 7.19
2004 -0.51
2005 4.25
2006 10.78
2007 18.06
2008 11.05
2009 -9.81
2010 1.37

Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) in Costa Rica was 469,548,000,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 513,626,000,000 in 2008 and a minimum value of 29,995,490,000 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. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 29,995,490,000
1961 31,815,400,000
1962 36,962,810,000
1963 38,170,080,000
1964 35,635,420,000
1965 44,356,640,000
1966 44,200,480,000
1967 48,669,180,000
1968 49,389,940,000
1969 54,014,800,000
1970 64,742,080,000
1971 75,343,220,000
1972 78,874,940,000
1973 85,553,950,000
1974 93,890,720,000
1975 92,731,510,000
1976 114,703,000,000
1977 128,962,000,000
1978 139,449,000,000
1979 160,765,000,000
1980 145,623,000,000
1981 109,351,000,000
1982 78,941,000,000
1983 85,475,880,000
1984 107,924,000,000
1985 112,857,000,000
1986 127,196,000,000
1987 141,974,000,000
1988 139,907,000,000
1989 160,272,000,000
1990 177,633,000,000
1991 156,310,000,000
1992 195,344,000,000
1993 219,279,000,000
1994 224,053,000,000
1995 229,833,000,000
1996 211,806,000,000
1997 244,157,000,000
1998 306,340,000,000
1999 293,787,000,000
2000 290,998,000,000
2001 298,514,000,000
2002 318,090,000,000
2003 340,965,000,000
2004 339,218,000,000
2005 353,651,000,000
2006 391,776,000,000
2007 462,529,000,000
2008 513,626,000,000
2009 463,222,000,000
2010 469,548,000,000

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in Costa Rica was 19.61 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 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 18.50
1984 19.74
1985 18.94
1986 18.33
1987 19.25
1988 18.23
1989 18.78
1990 20.10
1991 17.83
1992 19.72
1993 20.50
1994 19.55
1995 19.00
1996 17.14
1997 18.05
1998 20.42
1999 17.98
2000 17.78
2001 18.30
2002 18.86
2003 19.16
2004 18.62
2005 18.74
2006 19.91
2007 21.78
2008 23.59
2009 22.17
2010 19.61

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts