Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled was 2.75 million trips in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Costa Rica, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips.
Analysis
In 2024, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Costa Rica stood at 2.75 million trips.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Costa Rica peaked at 2.98 million trips in 2019 and was at its lowest, 592,000 trips, in 1995.
That places Costa Rica 53rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | trips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 592,000 trips | — |
| 1996 | 659,000 trips | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 697,000 trips | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 729,000 trips | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 772,000 trips | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 829,000 trips | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 921,000 trips | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 849,000 trips | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 966,000 trips | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 1.20 million trips | +24.5% |
| 2005 | 1.41 million trips | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 1.43 million trips | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.65 million trips | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 1.65 million trips | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.70 million trips | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.83 million trips | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 1.89 million trips | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.04 million trips | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 2.14 million trips | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 2.18 million trips | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.24 million trips | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 2.63 million trips | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 2.72 million trips | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 2.73 million trips | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.98 million trips | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 2.14 million trips | -28.3% |
| 2021 | 1.29 million trips | -39.4% |
| 2022 | 2.25 million trips | +73.8% |
| 2023 | 2.52 million trips | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 2.75 million trips | +9.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2.75 million trips is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.47 million trips, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 2.75 million trips is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 667,148 trips, 4.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +73.8% | 1.29 million trips | 2.25 million trips |
| 2021 | -39.4% | 2.14 million trips | 1.29 million trips |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 689,800 trips | 592,000 trips | 772,000 trips | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.26 million trips | 829,000 trips | 1.70 million trips | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 million trips | 1.83 million trips | 2.98 million trips | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.19 million trips | 1.29 million trips | 2.75 million trips | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Costa Rica?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Costa Rica was 2.75 million trips in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 million trips in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 592,000 trips in 1995.
- How does Costa Rica rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 53rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.