Costa Rica vs Zambia: Transport services (% of commercial service exports)
Costa Rica
5.6%
in 2025
Zambia
5.8%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
160th
Zambia rank
158th
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Costa Rica
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 5.8% against 5.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Zambia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 160th and Zambia ranks 158th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.5% | 75.5% | 54.0% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 20.8% | 73.5% | 52.7% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 62.1% | 49.7% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 19.1% | 8.8% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.2% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 7.6% | 1.5% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Costa Rica or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 5.8% against 5.6% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 0.2%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for transport services?
- Costa Rica ranks 160th and Zambia ranks 158th 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.