Costa Rica vs Estonia: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad over time
- Costa Rica
- Estonia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.13 billion current US$ against 2.03 billion current US$ in Estonia, a difference of 105.06 million current US$.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 75th and Estonia ranks 76th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Estonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 413.80 million current US$ | 175.20 million current US$ | 238.60 million current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 581.33 million current US$ | 520.00 million current US$ | 61.33 million current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.03 billion current US$ | 1.41 billion current US$ | 381.43 million current US$ | Estonia |
| 2020s | 1.33 billion current US$ | 1.33 billion current US$ | 4.30 million current US$ | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, Costa Rica or Estonia?
- Costa Rica, at 2.13 billion current US$ against 2.03 billion current US$ in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad between Costa Rica and Estonia?
- 105.06 million current US$, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Estonia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Estonia rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Costa Rica ranks 75th and Estonia ranks 76th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Money spent by a country’s residents abroad on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to foreign airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.