Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … unit in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … unit was 0 trips per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of in Costa Rica, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0 trips per US$ of GDP for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 trips per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
Costa Rica ranks 69th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … unit in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | trips per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | -57.1% |
| 2022 | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | +60.6% |
| 2023 | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0 trips per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 trips per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0 trips per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 trips per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … unit 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 | +60.6% | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | 0 trips per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | 4 |
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, per unit of in Costa Rica?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of in Costa Rica was 0 trips per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 trips per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of?
- Costa Rica ranks 69th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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.
About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.