Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.1757 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador
0.1693 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
66th
El Salvador rank
69th
Service exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1757 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1693 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 66th and El Salvador ranks 69th of 199 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0403 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0385 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0761 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0555 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0689 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0561 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1482 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0961 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0995 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0426 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1634 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1376 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1757 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1693 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for service exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th and El Salvador ranks 69th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Service exports (BoP, current US$), 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
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.