Costa Rica vs Singapore: Services, value added
Services, value added over time
- Costa Rica
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 4.2% against 4.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Singapore ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 74th and Singapore ranks 73rd of 198 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.0% | 8.2% | 3.2% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 6.5% | 9.0% | 2.5% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 8.7% | 6.5% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 7.3% | 3.8% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.9% | 0.5% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 5.0% | 0.3% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.6% | 0.2% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, Costa Rica or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 4.2% against 4.2% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added between Costa Rica and Singapore?
- 0.0%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Singapore?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Singapore rank globally for services, value added?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th and Singapore ranks 73rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.