Costa Rica vs Kiribati: Services, value added

Costa Rica
69.2%
in 2025
Kiribati
70.3%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
38th
Kiribati rank
35th

Services, value added over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Kiribati
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 70.3% against 69.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kiribati ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 38th and Kiribati ranks 35th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Kiribati in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kiribati Difference Ahead
1970s 55.0% 61.7% 6.7% Kiribati
1980s 52.3% 69.1% 16.9% Kiribati
1990s 53.6% 57.5% 3.9% Kiribati
2000s 58.2% 62.0% 3.8% Kiribati
2010s 66.4% 61.7% 4.7% Costa Rica
2020s 68.1% 66.6% 1.4% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher services, value added, Costa Rica or Kiribati?
Kiribati, at 70.3% against 69.2% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in services, value added between Costa Rica and Kiribati?
1.1%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kiribati?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Kiribati rank globally for services, value added?
Costa Rica ranks 38th and Kiribati ranks 35th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Services, value added (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
254 places, 10,791 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.