Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit
Costa Rica
0.0221 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Uruguay
0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
105th
Uruguay rank
103rd
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0221 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 105th and Uruguay ranks 103rd of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 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 unit, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0221 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Costa Rica ranks 105th and Uruguay ranks 103rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.