Costa Rica vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Costa Rica
0.1755 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.1785 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
63rd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
61st

Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.050.10.150.20.25197019972025

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.1785 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1755 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 63rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 61st of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0383 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0687 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0304 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 0.0723 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0561 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1990s 0.1225 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0596 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0629 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2000s 0.1467 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.099 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0477 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2010s 0.1416 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1346 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2020s 0.163 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.162 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.001 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$), per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.1785 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1755 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 63rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 61st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,651 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.