Costa Rica vs Upper middle income: ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
28th
Upper middle income rank
27th
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 6.6 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 27th 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 | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0211 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$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Upper middle income?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ict service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Upper middle income?
- 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Upper middle income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Upper middle income rank globally for ict service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 27th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), 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.