Costa Rica vs Qatar: Trade in services
Costa Rica
26.0%
in 2025
Qatar
25.8%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
86th
Qatar rank
88th
Trade in services over time
- Costa Rica
- Qatar
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 26.0% against 25.8% in Qatar, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 86th and Qatar ranks 88th of 200 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.9% | 24.7% | 4.8% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 31.5% | 7.7% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade in services, Costa Rica or Qatar?
- Costa Rica, at 26.0% against 25.8% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in trade in services between Costa Rica and Qatar?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Qatar?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Qatar rank globally for trade in services?
- Costa Rica ranks 86th and Qatar ranks 88th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.