Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1755 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.1755 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2504 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0366 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1979.
That places Costa Rica 63rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0366 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0379 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0624 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +64.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0895 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0839 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0701 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0657 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0648 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0884 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.3% |
| 1989 | 0.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0918 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0942 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2504 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +64.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1517 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1431 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1351 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1404 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1476 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1577 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1563 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1521 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1485 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1342 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1359 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1359 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1415 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1555 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1683 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1259 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1317 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1916 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1774 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1762 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1755 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0366 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0723 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0379 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1225 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0918 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2504 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1467 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1342 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1577 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1416 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1683 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1259 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1916 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 60 Austria 0.1804 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 61 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1785 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 62 Bermuda 0.178 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 64 Hungary 0.174 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 65 Serbia 0.1723 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 66 El Salvador 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Costa Rica
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 27.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 32.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,129 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica?
- Commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica was 0.1755 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2504 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- What is the lowest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0366 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1979.
- How does Costa Rica rank for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 63rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service exports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.