Costa Rica vs Malawi: Services, value added (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
340.15 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi
290.65 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
21st
Malawi rank
23rd
Services, value added (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Malawi
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 340.15 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 290.65 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 49.5 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Malawi ranks 23rd of 197 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,708 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 541.38 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1,166 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 882.96 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 477.82 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 405.14 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 684.48 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 339.96 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 344.52 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 453.89 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 334.48 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 119.41 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 395.02 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 325.23 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 69.8 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 Malawi?
- Costa Rica, at 340.15 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 290.65 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Malawi?
- 49.5 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malawi?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Malawi rank globally for services, value added (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st and Malawi ranks 23rd 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.