Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
New Zealand
0.6823 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
37th
New Zealand rank
40th
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.6823 current US$ per US$ of GDP in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 37th and New Zealand ranks 40th of 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5322 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5314 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.5229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5657 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.5364 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0727 current US$ per US$ of GDP | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.5819 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6365 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0547 current US$ per US$ of GDP | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.664 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.651 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.6782 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6723 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0059 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$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
- Costa Rica, at 0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.6823 current US$ per US$ of GDP in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 37th and New Zealand ranks 40th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (current US$), 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.