Costa Rica vs Mexico: Gross capital formation

Costa Rica

8.18 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Mexico

7.97 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

34th

Mexico rank

36th

Gross capital formation over time

Costa Rica
Mexico

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 8.18 trillion current LCU against 7.97 trillion current LCU in Mexico, a difference of 206.83 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Globally, Costa Rica ranks 34th and Mexico ranks 36th of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Gross capital formation (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 8,699 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.