Costa Rica - Trade in services (% of GDP)

Trade in services (% of GDP) in Costa Rica was 19.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 33.24 in 1999, while its lowest value was 9.94 in 1980.

Definition: Trade in services is the sum of service exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1977 10.70
1978 10.52
1979 10.45
1980 9.94
1981 14.78
1982 18.51
1983 16.80
1984 14.58
1985 14.20
1986 13.73
1987 16.06
1988 18.51
1989 18.93
1990 20.29
1991 17.04
1992 18.12
1993 19.36
1994 19.60
1995 17.61
1996 20.13
1997 19.09
1998 23.48
1999 33.24
2000 24.32
2001 21.91
2002 20.82
2003 21.69
2004 22.66
2005 23.50
2006 23.13
2007 22.52
2008 21.01
2009 18.31
2010 18.35
2011 18.08
2012 17.85
2013 18.32
2014 18.60
2015 19.10
2016 20.33
2017 20.55
2018 22.37
2019 23.27
2020 19.41

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments