Services share of GDP — all countries

Services share of GDP — Costa Rica

Services share of GDP in Costa Rica in 2025 — 69.2%. Ranked 17 in the world out of 158. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 15.7 pp.

2025 69.2% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 17of 158
Period maximum 69.3%2019
Period minimum 49.3%1984

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Services share of GDP — Costa Rica, 1960–202545505560657019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 53.5%1962: 53.8%1964: 53.7%1966: 54%1968: 52.7%1970: 53.3%1972: 53.8%1974: 53%1976: 52.2%1978: 53.5%1980: 55.2%1982: 49.8%1984: 49.3%1986: 51.5%1988: 54.8%1990: 58.5%1992: 51.8%1994: 53.3%1996: 53.3%1998: 53.2%2000: 56.1%2002: 57.7%2004: 57.5%2006: 58.4%2008: 59.6%2010: 62.1%2012: 64.5%2014: 66.6%2016: 67.6%2018: 68.8%2020: 68.4%2022: 67.5%2024: 69%2025: 69.2%
Change over the period: +15.7 pp Annual average: 0.24 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica

Costa Rica 69.2%
World computed 59.9%
Central America computed 59.8%
Services share of GDP — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 69.2 +0.2 pp
2024 69 +0.9 pp
2023 68.1 +0.6 pp
2022 67.5 +0.3 pp
2021 67.2 −1.1 pp
2020 68.4 −1 pp
2019 69.3 +0.6 pp
2018 68.8 +0.4 pp
2017 68.4 +0.8 pp
2016 67.6 +0.2 pp
2015 67.5 +0.9 pp
2014 66.6 +0.8 pp
2013 65.8 +1.3 pp
2012 64.5 +1.1 pp
2011 63.4 +1.3 pp
2010 62.1 +0.9 pp
2009 61.3 +1.7 pp
2008 59.6 +1.4 pp
2007 58.2 −0.2 pp
2006 58.4 +0.4 pp
2005 58 +0.5 pp
2004 57.5 −0.5 pp
2003 58 +0.3 pp
2002 57.7 +0.8 pp
2001 57 +0.8 pp
2000 56.1 +1.7 pp
1999 54.4 +1.3 pp
1998 53.2 +0.2 pp
1997 53 −0.3 pp
1996 53.3 +0.7 pp
1995 52.6 −0.7 pp
1994 53.3 +0.1 pp
1993 53.2 +1.4 pp
1992 51.8 −1.4 pp
1991 53.2 −5.3 pp
1990 58.5 +2.6 pp
1989 55.9 +1.1 pp
1988 54.8 +0.5 pp
1987 54.4 +2.9 pp
1986 51.5 −0.8 pp
1985 52.3 +2.9 pp
1984 49.3 −0 pp
1983 49.4 −0.4 pp
1982 49.8 −0.6 pp
1981 50.4 −4.9 pp
1980 55.2 +0.2 pp
1979 55 +1.5 pp
1978 53.5 +1.6 pp
1977 52 −0.2 pp
1976 52.2 −0.1 pp
1975 52.3 −0.7 pp
1974 53 −0.1 pp
1973 53.1 −0.7 pp
1972 53.8 −0.3 pp
1971 54.1 +0.9 pp
1970 53.3 +0.4 pp
1969 52.9 +0.2 pp
1968 52.7 −1 pp
1967 53.7 −0.2 pp
1966 54 +0.5 pp
1965 53.4 −0.3 pp
1964 53.7 −0.5 pp
1963 54.2 +0.4 pp
1962 53.8 −0 pp
1961 53.8 +0.3 pp
1960 53.5

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of value added by the service sector in GDP: wholesale and retail trade, transport, communications, finance, real estate, business and government services, education and health care. In most high-income countries it exceeds 70%; in small island states and tourism economies it reaches 80–90%.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.