Costa Rica vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
0.4983 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
37th
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
37th
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4983 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.1939 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 37th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 37th of 204 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3745 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1612 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.5323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3489 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1833 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.5229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3669 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.5364 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3973 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1392 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.5819 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4545 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.664 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4797 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1843 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.6826 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4866 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1959 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$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Costa Rica, at 0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4983 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 0.1939 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 37th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 37th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (current US$), 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.