Which has higher transport services, Costa Rica or Portugal?

Costa Rica, at 21.8% against 21.3% in Portugal as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.

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 imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Portugal: Transport services

Costa Rica

21.8%

in 2025

Portugal

21.3%

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

137th

Portugal rank

140th

Transport services over time

Costa Rica
Portugal

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 21.8% against 21.3% in Portugal, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 137th and Portugal ranks 140th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	55.0%	53.3%	1.7%	Costa Rica
1980s	49.1%	52.3%	3.2%	Portugal
1990s	40.3%	33.2%	7.1%	Costa Rica
2000s	36.9%	26.2%	10.6%	Costa Rica
2010s	36.6%	26.7%	9.9%	Costa Rica
2020s	26.5%	25.0%	1.5%	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Costa Rica or Portugal?: Costa Rica, at 21.8% against 21.3% in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in transport services between Costa Rica and Portugal?: 0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for transport services?: Costa Rica ranks 137th and Portugal ranks 140th of 197 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 imports). 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 imports)
Unit: % of commercial service imports
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 9,663 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.