Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita
Costa Rica
415.8 current US$ per person
in 2024
Malaysia
400.18 current US$ per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
76th
Malaysia rank
78th
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 415.8 current US$ per person against 400.18 current US$ per person in Malaysia, a difference of 15.62 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Malaysia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 76th and Malaysia ranks 78th of 195 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 111.4 current US$ per person | 126.36 current US$ per person | 14.96 current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 135.1 current US$ per person | 182.31 current US$ per person | 47.2 current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 189.08 current US$ per person | 395.89 current US$ per person | 206.81 current US$ per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 260.73 current US$ per person | 245.29 current US$ per person | 15.44 current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
- Costa Rica, at 415.8 current US$ per person against 400.18 current US$ per person in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 15.62 current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th and Malaysia ranks 78th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.