Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica stood at 0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6933 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4934 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1984.
Costa Rica ranks 37th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5351 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.5377 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.5375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.5371 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.5345 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.5396 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5372 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.5273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5327 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.5412 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.538 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.53 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5352 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5504 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5523 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4977 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4939 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4934 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5436 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5482 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5588 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5852 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5318 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5318 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.526 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5319 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5445 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5611 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5695 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5771 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5802 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5753 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5801 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.584 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5821 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5964 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6129 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6341 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.645 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6579 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.666 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6747 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6763 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6839 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6875 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6933 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6837 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6725 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6753 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6814 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6902 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5504 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4934 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5588 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5364 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5852 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5819 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5611 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6129 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.664 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6933 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6826 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6725 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 34 Kiribati 0.7028 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Panama 0.7002 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Maldives 0.6986 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6866 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Spain 0.6836 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 New Zealand 0.6823 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 6.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 13,824 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 348.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 6.96 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5269 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,522 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica?
- Services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica was 0.6922 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6933 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4934 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984.
- How does Costa Rica rank for services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 37th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Services, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.