ICT service exports in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: ICT service exports was 2.67 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
ICT service exports in Costa Rica, 1995–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ict service exports in Costa Rica is 2.67 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 166.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports in Costa Rica peaked at 2.67 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 57.30 million BoP, current US$, in 1995.
Costa Rica ranks 49th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.33 million BoP, current US$ | 57.30 million BoP, current US$ | 140.29 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 217.44 million BoP, current US$ | 128.62 million BoP, current US$ | 350.47 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 910.44 million BoP, current US$ | 538.12 million BoP, current US$ | 1.24 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.36 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.67 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 46 Argentina 2.83 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 47 Morocco 2.80 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 48 Russia 2.70 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 50 Saudi Arabia 2.51 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 51 Slovakia 2.38 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 52 Colombia 2.31 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Gross national expenditure 93.8% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 11.53 trillion constant LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 78.0% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 8.1% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 96.52 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 48.60 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 75.05 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 17.42 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 38.8% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 10.30 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict service exports in Costa Rica?
- Ict service exports in Costa Rica was 2.67 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest ict service exports recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest ict service exports recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.30 million BoP, current US$ in 1995.
- How does Costa Rica rank for ict service exports?
- Costa Rica ranks 49th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ict service exports rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of ICT service exports (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions). Data are in current U.S. dollars.