Which has higher transport services, Costa Rica or Myanmar?

Myanmar, at 5.7% against 5.6% in Costa Rica as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Myanmar?

43 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Myanmar: Transport services

Costa Rica

5.6%

in 2025

Myanmar

5.7%

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

155th

Myanmar rank

154th

Transport services over time

Costa Rica
Myanmar

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 5.7% against 5.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 155th and Myanmar ranks 154th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1970s	22.7%	24.1%	1.3%	Myanmar
1980s	19.7%	16.7%	3.0%	Costa Rica
1990s	12.8%	6.3%	6.5%	Costa Rica
2000s	10.1%	29.1%	18.9%	Myanmar
2010s	7.4%	14.0%	6.6%	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Costa Rica or Myanmar?: Myanmar, at 5.7% against 5.6% in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in transport services between Costa Rica and Myanmar?: 0.1%, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Myanmar?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Myanmar rank globally for transport services?: Costa Rica ranks 155th and Myanmar ranks 154th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)
Unit: % of service exports, BoP
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 9,461 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Transport services covers the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.