Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0.1755 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador
0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
63rd
El Salvador rank
66th
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1755 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 63rd and El Salvador ranks 66th of 198 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0351 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0723 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.1225 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0639 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1467 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0938 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0529 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1416 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0966 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0449 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1755 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 63rd and El Salvador ranks 66th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Commercial service exports (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.