Costa Rica vs Puerto Rico: Services, value added
Services, value added over time
- Costa Rica
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 71.23 billion current US$ against 67.14 billion current US$ in Puerto Rico, a difference of 4.09 billion current US$.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 68th and Puerto Rico ranks 70th of 204 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 342.76 million current US$ | 1.92 billion current US$ | 1.57 billion current US$ | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 1.15 billion current US$ | 5.08 billion current US$ | 3.93 billion current US$ | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 2.09 billion current US$ | 11.67 billion current US$ | 9.58 billion current US$ | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 5.63 billion current US$ | 23.69 billion current US$ | 18.06 billion current US$ | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 12.56 billion current US$ | 41.37 billion current US$ | 28.81 billion current US$ | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 35.63 billion current US$ | 49.73 billion current US$ | 14.10 billion current US$ | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 55.44 billion current US$ | 59.15 billion current US$ | 3.71 billion current US$ | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, Costa Rica or Puerto Rico?
- Costa Rica, at 71.23 billion current US$ against 67.14 billion current US$ in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added between Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
- 4.09 billion current US$, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Puerto Rico rank globally for services, value added?
- Costa Rica ranks 68th and Puerto Rico ranks 70th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Services, value added (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.