Costa Rica vs North America: ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
North America
0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
28th
North America rank
29th
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- North America
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in North America, a difference of 0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 6.8 times North America's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 28th and North America ranks 29th of 188 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0143 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0213 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$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or North America?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ict service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and North America?
- 0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and North America?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and North America rank globally for ict service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 28th and North America ranks 29th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), 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.