Which has higher ict service exports, Costa Rica or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Costa Rica, at 14.8% against 5.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa?

20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.

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.

Costa Rica vs Sub-Saharan Africa: ICT service exports

Costa Rica

14.8%

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa

5.8%

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

38th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

39th

ICT service exports over time

Costa Rica
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 14.8% against 5.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 9.0%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 189 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.3%	4.8%	2.5%	Costa Rica
2010s	11.8%	5.3%	6.5%	Costa Rica
2020s	15.5%	6.3%	9.2%	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ict service exports, Costa Rica or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Costa Rica, at 14.8% against 5.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in ict service exports between Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 9.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for ict service exports?: Costa Rica ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th 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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Indicator: ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP)
Unit: % of service exports, BoP
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 234 places, 6,530 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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).