Costa Rica vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 7.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 188 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ict service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ict service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for ict service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.