Costa Rica vs Samoa: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.0839 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Samoa
0.0835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
116th
Samoa rank
119th
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Samoa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0839 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 116th and Samoa ranks 119th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0653 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0799 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0406 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.0829 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1854 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.0678 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0579 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.0553 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0577 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0741 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Samoa?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0839 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Samoa rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 116th and Samoa ranks 119th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.