Costa Rica vs United States of America: Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita

Costa Rica
3,504 current US$ per person
in 2025
United States of America
3,531 current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
58th
United States of America rank
57th

Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 3,531 current US$ per person against 3,504 current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 27 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was United States of America ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 58th and United States of America ranks 57th of 199 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 59.61 current US$ per person 122.44 current US$ per person 62.83 current US$ per person United States of America
1980s 103.16 current US$ per person 285.73 current US$ per person 182.57 current US$ per person United States of America
1990s 380.2 current US$ per person 736.34 current US$ per person 356.14 current US$ per person United States of America
2000s 738.15 current US$ per person 1,261 current US$ per person 522.54 current US$ per person United States of America
2010s 1,585 current US$ per person 2,285 current US$ per person 700.92 current US$ per person United States of America
2020s 2,637 current US$ per person 2,865 current US$ per person 228.01 current US$ per person United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service exports (current us$), per capita, Costa Rica or United States of America?
United States of America, at 3,531 current US$ per person against 3,504 current US$ per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in commercial service exports (current us$), per capita between Costa Rica and United States of America?
27 current US$ per person, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States of America?
49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and United States of America rank globally for commercial service exports (current us$), per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 58th and United States of America ranks 57th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 9,727 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.