How does Costa Rica rank for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?

Costa Rica ranks 70th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.

Is services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica

Name: Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Costa Rica: Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP was 0.5269 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.5269 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 2.1%

World rank

70th

of 195 countries

All-time high

7.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1962

All-time low

0.5269 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Years of data

1960–2025

Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.5269 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 7.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.5269 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.

Costa Rica ranks 70th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2025.
Year	constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	6.58 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	6.61 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1962	7.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
1963	7.27 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1964	7.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1965	7.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1966	6.99 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1967	6.74 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1968	6.46 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
1969	6.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1970	5.68 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1971	5.51 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1972	5.15 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
1973	4.51 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.4%
1974	4.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1975	3.75 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.2%
1976	3.22 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.0%
1977	2.8 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
1978	2.57 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1979	2.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
1980	2.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.7%
1981	3.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+77.4%
1982	3.42 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1983	2.89 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.7%
1984	2.62 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1985	2.51 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1986	2.34 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
1987	2.39 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1988	2.44 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1989	2.26 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1990	2.18 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
1991	1.55 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.8%
1992	1.41 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
1993	1.35 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
1994	1.29 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1995	1.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
1996	1.21 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1997	1.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1998	1.15 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1999	1.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2000	1.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2001	1.14 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2002	1.14 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2003	1.15 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2004	1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2005	1.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2006	1.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2007	0.9539 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
2008	0.8953 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
2009	0.918 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
2010	0.7953 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
2011	0.7358 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
2012	0.7035 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2013	0.6831 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
2014	0.6995 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
2015	0.6747 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2016	0.6747 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
2017	0.6881 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
2018	0.6863 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2019	0.6897 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2020	0.6732 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2021	0.686 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2022	0.6769 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2023	0.5702 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.8%
2024	0.5382 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2025	0.5269 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	6.82 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	6.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	7.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	3.99 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	2.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	5.68 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	2.65 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	2.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	3.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	1.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.15 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	2.18 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	1.06 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8953 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.7031 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6747 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7953 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.6119 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5269 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.686 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

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68 Bhutan 0.5315 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
69 Bahrain 0.529 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
71 Antigua and Barbuda 0.5263 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
72 Ecuador 0.5262 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica?: Services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica was 0.5269 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 7.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1962.
What is the lowest services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5269 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
How does Costa Rica rank for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?: Costa Rica ranks 70th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
Is services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 238 places, 9,768 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 31 August 2026

Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.