Africa Western and Central vs Costa Rica: Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Africa Western and Central
0.4965 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Africa Western and Central rank
39th
Costa Rica rank
37th
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Africa Western and Central
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4965 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.1957 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Africa Western and Central's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Africa Western and Central ranks 39th and Costa Rica ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Western and Central | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4403 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.4149 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5364 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.4292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5819 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1527 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.4932 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.664 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1708 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.4896 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6826 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.193 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp, Africa Western and Central or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4965 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp between Africa Western and Central and Costa Rica?
- 0.1957 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Costa Rica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Africa Western and Central and Costa Rica rank globally for services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 39th and Costa Rica ranks 37th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (current US$), 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 (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.