Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 0.5363 trips per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Costa Rica, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
In 2024, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.5363 trips per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5956 trips per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1675 trips per person, in 1995.
That places Costa Rica 56th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1675 trips per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.1821 trips per person | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1883 trips per person | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1927 trips per person | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1999 trips per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2105 trips per person | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2297 trips per person | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2083 trips per person | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2334 trips per person | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2864 trips per person | +22.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3302 trips per person | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3304 trips per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3769 trips per person | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3707 trips per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3782 trips per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4015 trips per person | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.41 trips per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4367 trips per person | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4539 trips per person | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4572 trips per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4651 trips per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5405 trips per person | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5527 trips per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5509 trips per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5956 trips per person | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2558 trips per person | -57.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4427 trips per person | +73.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4944 trips per person | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5363 trips per person | +8.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.5363 trips per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9436 trips per person, 57% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.5363 trips per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3556 trips per person, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita 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 | +73.1% | 0.2558 trips per person | 0.4427 trips per person |
| 2021 | -57.1% | 0.5956 trips per person | 0.2558 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1861 trips per person | 0.1675 trips per person | 0.1999 trips per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2955 trips per person | 0.2083 trips per person | 0.3782 trips per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4864 trips per person | 0.4015 trips per person | 0.5956 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4323 trips per person | 0.2558 trips per person | 0.5363 trips per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
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- 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)
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- 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, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.5363 trips per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5956 trips per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1675 trips per person in 1995.
- How does Costa Rica rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.