Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Services, value added
Services, value added over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 69.2% against 68.2% in New Zealand, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 38th and New Zealand ranks 41st of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.2% | 53.1% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 52.3% | 56.6% | 4.3% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 53.6% | 60.9% | 7.3% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 58.2% | 63.7% | 5.5% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 65.1% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 67.2% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
- Costa Rica, at 69.2% against 68.2% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 1.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for services, value added?
- Costa Rica ranks 38th and New Zealand ranks 41st 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
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.