Costa Rica vs Palau: Transport services
Costa Rica
5.6%
in 2025
Palau
5.5%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
158th
Palau rank
161st
Transport services over time
- Costa Rica
- Palau
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5.6% against 5.5% in Palau, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 158th and Palau ranks 161st of 198 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 4.5% | 4.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 4.4% | 3.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 10.2% | 3.9% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Costa Rica or Palau?
- Costa Rica, at 5.6% against 5.5% in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Costa Rica and Palau?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palau?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Palau rank globally for transport services?
- Costa Rica ranks 158th and Palau ranks 161st 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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About this data
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.