Costa Rica vs Hong Kong: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit
Costa Rica
0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Hong Kong
0.055 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
61st
Hong Kong rank
63rd
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit over time
- Costa Rica
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.055 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 61st and Hong Kong ranks 63rd of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Hong Kong in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0436 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0918 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0708 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0626 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0654 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0182 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per unit, Costa Rica or Hong Kong?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.055 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit between Costa Rica and Hong Kong?
- 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hong Kong?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Hong Kong rank globally for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st and Hong Kong ranks 63rd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, 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 international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.