Costa Rica vs South Africa: Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$)
Costa Rica
0.1693 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.1684 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
106th
South Africa rank
109th
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1693 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1684 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0009 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 106th and South Africa ranks 109th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.08 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.52 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4414 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1.62 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.292 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6387 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.494 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.644 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3849 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2591 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.4617 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3217 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.14 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.2168 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2082 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0086 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1876 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1854 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$), Costa Rica or South Africa?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1693 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1684 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0.0009 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- Costa Rica ranks 106th and South Africa ranks 109th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$), 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
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 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.