Costa Rica vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5015 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1907 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 204 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.432 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0876 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.5364 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4741 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0623 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.5819 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4875 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0944 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.664 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5197 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1443 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.6826 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1824 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$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Costa Rica, at 0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5015 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.1907 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (current US$), 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.