Costa Rica vs South Asia: Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Asia
0.4983 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
37th
South Asia rank
37th
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- South Asia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4983 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia, a difference of 0.1939 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times South Asia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 37th and South Asia 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 | 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$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or South Asia?
- Costa Rica, at 0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4983 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and South Asia?
- 0.1939 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Asia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and South Asia rank globally for services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 37th and South Asia ranks 37th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (current US$), 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.