Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Services, value added (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
340.15 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nigeria
424.09 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
21st
Nigeria rank
18th
Services, value added (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 424.09 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 340.15 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 83.94 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Nigeria ranks 18th 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 | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,753 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 244.57 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1,509 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 882.96 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 273.6 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 609.35 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 684.48 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 282.32 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 402.16 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 453.89 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 213.45 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 240.44 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 395.02 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 273.32 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 121.7 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 424.09 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 340.15 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 83.94 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for services, value added (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st and Nigeria ranks 18th 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.