Costa Rica vs Puerto Rico: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita
Costa Rica
415.8 current US$ per person
in 2024
Puerto Rico
447.43 current US$ per person
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
76th
Puerto Rico rank
75th
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 447.43 current US$ per person against 415.8 current US$ per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 31.63 current US$ per person.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 76th and Puerto Rico ranks 75th of 195 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 111.4 current US$ per person | 316.85 current US$ per person | 205.45 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 135.1 current US$ per person | 405.68 current US$ per person | 270.57 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 189.08 current US$ per person | 308.91 current US$ per person | 119.83 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 172.21 current US$ per person | 344.16 current US$ per person | 171.95 current US$ per person | Puerto Rico |
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 Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 447.43 current US$ per person against 415.8 current US$ per person in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita between Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
- 31.63 current US$ per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Puerto Rico rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th and Puerto Rico ranks 75th 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.
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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.