Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit
Costa Rica
0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malaysia
0.0582 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
61st
Malaysia rank
60th
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.0582 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0581 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 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 61st and Malaysia ranks 60th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0527 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0206 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0918 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0766 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0626 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0676 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.018 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.0582 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st and Malaysia ranks 60th 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.