How does Costa Rica rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Costa Rica ranks 114th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.

Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica

Name: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Costa Rica: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0837 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0837 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 5.5%

World rank

114th

of 198 countries

All-time high

0.0945 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1990

All-time low

0.0449 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2011

Years of data

1977–2025

Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1977–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica stood at 0.0837 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0945 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0449 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.

Costa Rica ranks 114th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.

Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1977 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1977	0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1978	0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1979	0.0645 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1980	0.058 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
1981	0.0811 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+39.7%
1982	0.0904 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.5%
1983	0.0791 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.5%
1984	0.0697 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
1985	0.0702 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1986	0.0673 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
1987	0.0842 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.0%
1988	0.0901 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
1989	0.091 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
1990	0.0945 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
1991	0.0725 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.3%
1992	0.0815 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.5%
1993	0.0837 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
1994	0.0806 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1995	0.0774 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1996	0.0874 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.9%
1997	0.0779 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
1998	0.0809 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
1999	0.0797 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2000	0.0886 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.1%
2001	0.0731 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.4%
2002	0.0702 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2003	0.0735 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
2004	0.0759 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
2005	0.0748 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2006	0.0727 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2007	0.0714 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2008	0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.0%
2009	0.0474 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.1%
2010	0.0496 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
2011	0.0449 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
2012	0.0466 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
2013	0.0465 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2014	0.049 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
2015	0.0543 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.9%
2016	0.058 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
2017	0.0632 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.0%
2018	0.067 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
2019	0.0705 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2020	0.0543 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.0%
2021	0.0649 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.6%
2022	0.0826 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.3%
2023	0.0784 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2024	0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2025	0.0837 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0642 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0645 current US$ per US$ of GDP	3
1980s	0.0781 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.058 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.091 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0816 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0725 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0945 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0708 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0474 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0886 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.055 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0449 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0705 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0739 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0543 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0837 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

111 Mozambique 0.0898 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
112 Portugal 0.0888 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
113 Israel 0.0866 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
115 Poland 0.0834 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
116 Romania 0.0832 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
117 Morocco 0.0827 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 245 places →

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)

All data for Costa Rica →

Frequently asked questions

What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica?: Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica was 0.0837 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 0.0945 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0449 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
How does Costa Rica rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Costa Rica ranks 114th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 49 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://private-sector.statizoid.com/stat/commercial-service-imports-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/costa-rica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://private-sector.statizoid.com/stat/commercial-service-imports-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/costa-rica/">Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Commercial service imports (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 imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

Computed from

Commercial service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 245 places, 9,662 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Commercial service imports (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.