Costa Rica vs Iraq: Services, value added (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
340.15 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iraq
311.96 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
21st
Iraq rank
22nd
Services, value added (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Iraq
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 340.15 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 311.96 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Iraq, a difference of 28.19 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Iraq ranks 22nd of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,032 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1,698 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 2,335 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2,579 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 972.15 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1,607 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1,708 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 485.04 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1,223 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 882.96 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 8,309 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 7,426 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 2000s | 684.48 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 663.16 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 21.33 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 453.89 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 297.22 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 156.67 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 395.02 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 290.07 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 104.95 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added (constant lcu), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Iraq?
- Costa Rica, at 340.15 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 311.96 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 28.19 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for services, value added (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st and Iraq ranks 22nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (constant LCU), 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
Services, value added (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.