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Costa Rica – Services Value Added

Name: Costa Rica Services Value Added
Creator: World Bank
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Value added by the services sector as a share of GDP. Includes trade, transport, government, financial, and professional services. · World Bank

68.78% +0.79% from 2023 G20 rank: 148th · all-time high: 69.20% (2019)

APA

Costa Rica Services Value Added. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/costa-rica/services-value-added

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_costa-rica_services-value-added,
  title = {Costa Rica Services Value Added},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/costa-rica/services-value-added},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	68.88%	–	–
2026* trend	68.68%	–	–
2025* trend	68.48%	–	–
2024	68.78%	+0.79%	148th
2023	67.99%	+0.71%	157th
2022	67.28%	+0.20%	156th
2021	67.08%	−1.15%	158th
2020	68.23%	−0.97%	158th
2019	69.20%	+0.53%	164th
2018	68.67%	+0.33%	165th
2017	68.34%	+0.89%	162nd
2016	67.46%	+0.16%	158th
2015	67.30%	+0.90%	162nd
2014	66.40%	+0.83%	156th
2013	65.57%	+1.28%	152nd
2012	64.29%	+1.10%	145th
2011	63.18%	+1.27%	140th
2010	61.91%	+0.85%	136th
2009	61.06%	+1.63%	129th
2008	59.43%	+1.45%	126th
2007	57.98%	−0.20%	120th
2006	58.18%	+0.39%	123rd
2005	57.79%	+0.49%	119th
2004	57.30%	−0.47%	118th
2003	57.77%	+0.32%	113th
2002	57.45%	+0.76%	110th
2001	56.69%	+0.81%	105th
2000	55.88%	+1.67%	104th
1999	54.21%	+1.28%	96th
1998	52.94%	+0.24%	88th
1997	52.69%	−0.28%	90th
1996	52.97%	+0.72%	94th
1995	52.26%	−0.59%	87th
1994	52.85%	+0.09%	85th
1993	52.76%	+1.39%	80th
1992	51.38%	−1.42%	76th
1991	52.80%	−5.72%	78th
1990	58.52%	+2.64%	96th
1989	55.88%	+1.06%	81st
1988	54.82%	+0.47%	77th
1987	54.36%	+2.88%	73rd
1986	51.48%	−0.79%	61st
1985	52.27%	+2.93%	61st
1984	49.34%	−0.05%	50th
1983	49.39%	−0.38%	47th
1982	49.77%	−0.59%	50th
1981	50.36%	−4.87%	53rd
1980	55.23%	+0.19%	70th
1979	55.04%	+1.52%	64th
1978	53.52%	+1.57%	59th
1977	51.95%	−0.22%	55th
1976	52.18%	−0.11%	56th
1975	52.29%	−0.72%	53rd
1974	53.00%	−0.07%	53rd
1973	53.07%	−0.73%	54th
1972	53.80%	−0.32%	56th
1971	54.12%	+0.85%	55th
1970	53.27%	+0.35%	53rd
1969	52.92%	+0.19%	46th
1968	52.73%	−0.98%	47th
1967	53.72%	−0.24%	46th
1966	53.96%	+0.52%	45th
1965	53.45%	−0.26%	44th
1964	53.71%	−0.47%	33rd
1963	54.18%	+0.43%	33rd
1962	53.75%	−0.01%	30th
1961	53.77%	+0.26%	29th
1960	53.51%	–	28th

Show all years (1960–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Orthodox Tightening Cycle

Inflation above 40%, lending rate above 30%, rate-inflation gap narrowing, reserves stable or rising. Signals credible monetary tightening.

Inflation 23.2% Rate 36.7% Gap +13.5pp Reserves YoY +16.9%

This pattern occurred 271 times in G20 history, 157 successful

Angola 2024

Inflation

28.2%

Rate

19.4%

Gap

-8.8pp

Reserves YoY

+2.2%

Argentina 2024

Inflation

219.9%

Rate

61.7%

Gap

-158.2pp

Reserves YoY

+28.1%

Egypt, Arab Republic of 2024

Inflation

28.3%

Rate

24.3%

Gap

-4.0pp

Reserves YoY

+35.8%

Egypt, Arab Republic of 2023

Inflation

33.9%

Rate

17.8%

Gap

-16.1pp

Reserves YoY

+2.9%

Gambia, The 2023

Inflation

17.0%

Rate

20.8%

Gap

+3.8pp

Reserves YoY

+1.5%

Hungary 2023

Inflation

17.1%

Rate

15.3%

Gap

-1.8pp

Reserves YoY

+10.9%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Costa Rica matched the Orthodox Tightening Cycle pattern in 1995. Historically, 58% of countries showing this pattern (157 out of 271) saw services value added improve within 24 months. View full analysis →