Costa Rica vs South Africa: Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate
Costa Rica
6.71 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Africa
6.62 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
128th
South Africa rank
131st
Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 6.71 % change on previous year against 6.62 % change on previous year in South Africa, a difference of 0.09 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 128th and South Africa ranks 131st of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.93 % change on previous year | 9.28 % change on previous year | 3.35 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1970s | 17.38 % change on previous year | 11.85 % change on previous year | 5.53 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 5.53 % change on previous year | 7.44 % change on previous year | 1.91 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1990s | 10.3 % change on previous year | 5.64 % change on previous year | 4.66 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 9.39 % change on previous year | 9.97 % change on previous year | 0.5759 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2010s | 9.25 % change on previous year | 2.46 % change on previous year | 6.8 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 8.35 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year | 6.57 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added (current us$), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or South Africa?
- Costa Rica, at 6.71 % change on previous year against 6.62 % change on previous year in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added (current us$), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0.09 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for services, value added (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 128th and South Africa ranks 131st of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Services, value added (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.