Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per capita
Costa Rica
1,676 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Uruguay
1,760 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
79th
Uruguay rank
77th
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1,760 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,676 BoP, current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 84 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 79th and Uruguay ranks 77th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 107.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 101.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.97 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 115.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 138.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 23.15 BoP, current US$ per person | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 245.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 227.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.38 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 351.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 291.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 59.67 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 624.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,167 BoP, current US$ per person | 542.15 BoP, current US$ per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1,202 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,619 BoP, current US$ per person | 417.42 BoP, current US$ per person | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1,760 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,676 BoP, current US$ per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 84 BoP, current US$ per person, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 79th and Uruguay ranks 77th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), 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.