Costa Rica vs Portugal: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Costa Rica
0.0839 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Portugal
0.089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
116th
Portugal rank
114th

Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0839 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 116th and Portugal ranks 114th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0653 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1980s 0.0799 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0467 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0332 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1990s 0.0829 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0528 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0302 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2000s 0.0717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0522 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 0.0553 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0704 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
2020s 0.0722 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0846 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0839 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Portugal?
0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 116th and Portugal ranks 114th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,715 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Service imports (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.