Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) was 34,242 constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added per worker in Costa Rica, 1991–2025
Source: World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB). Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added per worker in Costa Rica is 34,242 constant 2015 US$, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added per worker in Costa Rica peaked at 35,032 constant 2015 US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18,022 constant 2015 US$, in 1998.
Costa Rica ranks 45th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19,532 constant 2015 US$ | — |
| 1992 | 19,893 constant 2015 US$ | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 19,667 constant 2015 US$ | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 19,474 constant 2015 US$ | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 18,630 constant 2015 US$ | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 19,054 constant 2015 US$ | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 18,398 constant 2015 US$ | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 18,022 constant 2015 US$ | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 18,539 constant 2015 US$ | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 18,856 constant 2015 US$ | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 18,747 constant 2015 US$ | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 19,153 constant 2015 US$ | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 19,189 constant 2015 US$ | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 19,845 constant 2015 US$ | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 19,558 constant 2015 US$ | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 20,276 constant 2015 US$ | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 20,905 constant 2015 US$ | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 21,785 constant 2015 US$ | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 22,520 constant 2015 US$ | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 23,857 constant 2015 US$ | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 24,474 constant 2015 US$ | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 23,247 constant 2015 US$ | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 23,245 constant 2015 US$ | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 24,714 constant 2015 US$ | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 26,978 constant 2015 US$ | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 28,793 constant 2015 US$ | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 29,381 constant 2015 US$ | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 29,831 constant 2015 US$ | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 29,671 constant 2015 US$ | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 31,985 constant 2015 US$ | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 31,666 constant 2015 US$ | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 31,998 constant 2015 US$ | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 35,032 constant 2015 US$ | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 33,435 constant 2015 US$ | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 34,242 constant 2015 US$ | +2.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 34,242 constant 2015 US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 54,874 constant 2015 US$, 62% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 34,242 constant 2015 US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17,962 constant 2015 US$, 1.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,023 constant 2015 US$ | 18,022 constant 2015 US$ | 19,893 constant 2015 US$ | 9 |
| 2000s | 20,083 constant 2015 US$ | 18,747 constant 2015 US$ | 22,520 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,419 constant 2015 US$ | 23,245 constant 2015 US$ | 29,831 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,060 constant 2015 US$ | 31,666 constant 2015 US$ | 35,032 constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 11.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 115.71 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 84.49 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added per worker in Costa Rica?
- Services, value added per worker in Costa Rica was 34,242 constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest services, value added per worker recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 35,032 constant 2015 US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest services, value added per worker recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,022 constant 2015 US$ in 1998.
- How does Costa Rica rank for services, value added per worker?
- Costa Rica ranks 45th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added per worker rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB), published as part of Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. The core indicator has been divided by the number of workers in the economy to derive a measure of labor productivity. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.