Costa Rica vs Gabon: Transport services

Costa Rica
5.6%
in 2025
Gabon
5.9%
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
158th
Gabon rank
156th

Transport services over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 5.9% against 5.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 158th and Gabon ranks 156th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Gabon Difference Ahead
1970s 21.5% 16.8% 4.7% Costa Rica
1980s 20.8% 38.1% 17.3% Gabon
1990s 13.2% 42.0% 28.9% Gabon
2000s 10.4% 36.8% 26.4% Gabon
2010s 7.6% 6.5% 1.1% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Costa Rica or Gabon?
Gabon, at 5.9% against 5.6% in Costa Rica as of 2015.
What is the difference in transport services between Costa Rica and Gabon?
0.3%, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gabon?
37 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Gabon rank globally for transport services?
Costa Rica ranks 158th and Gabon ranks 156th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Transport services (% of commercial service exports)
Unit
% of commercial service exports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,461 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.