Costa Rica vs Least developed countries: Services, value added per worker
Services, value added per worker over time
- Costa Rica
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 34,242 constant 2015 US$ against 4,342 constant 2015 US$ in Least developed countries, a difference of 29,900 constant 2015 US$.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 7.9 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 45th and Least developed countries ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,023 constant 2015 US$ | 3,616 constant 2015 US$ | 15,407 constant 2015 US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 20,083 constant 2015 US$ | 3,687 constant 2015 US$ | 16,397 constant 2015 US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 26,419 constant 2015 US$ | 4,066 constant 2015 US$ | 22,353 constant 2015 US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 33,060 constant 2015 US$ | 4,236 constant 2015 US$ | 28,824 constant 2015 US$ | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added per worker, Costa Rica or Least developed countries?
- Costa Rica, at 34,242 constant 2015 US$ against 4,342 constant 2015 US$ in Least developed countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added per worker between Costa Rica and Least developed countries?
- 29,900 constant 2015 US$, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Least developed countries?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Least developed countries rank globally for services, value added per worker?
- Costa Rica ranks 45th and Least developed countries ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB), published as Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). 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. The core indicator has been divided by the number of workers in the economy to derive a measure of labor productivity. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.