Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
1,676 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Malaysia
1,585 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
79th
Malaysia rank
80th
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1,676 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,585 BoP, current US$ per person in Malaysia, a difference of 91 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 79th and Malaysia ranks 80th of 200 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 101.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 121.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 19.49 BoP, current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 115.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 247.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 132.49 BoP, current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 245.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 584.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 338.99 BoP, current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 351.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 847.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 496.07 BoP, current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 624.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,341 BoP, current US$ per person | 716.45 BoP, current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1,107 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,288 BoP, current US$ per person | 181.77 BoP, current US$ per person | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
- Costa Rica, at 1,676 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,585 BoP, current US$ per person in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 91 BoP, current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 79th and Malaysia ranks 80th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Service imports (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.