Costa Rica vs Panama: Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Panama
0.7002 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
37th
Panama rank
35th
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.7002 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 37th and Panama ranks 35th of 204 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0885 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 1980s | 0.5229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6602 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1373 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 1990s | 0.5364 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.691 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1546 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.5819 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1477 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.664 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6841 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.6826 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6907 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.7002 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 37th and Panama ranks 35th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (current US$), 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.