Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: ICT service exports
Costa Rica
14.8%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
14.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
38th
Sri Lanka rank
41st
ICT service exports over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 14.8% against 14.1% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 38th and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 189 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 10.3% | 3.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 13.7% | 1.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 29.6% | 14.2% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ict service exports, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
- Costa Rica, at 14.8% against 14.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ict service exports between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 0.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for ict service exports?
- Costa Rica ranks 38th and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).