International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons was 2.75 million trips in 2024. ▲ Rising
International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons in Costa Rica, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in trips.
Analysis
In 2024, international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons in Costa Rica stood at 2.75 million trips.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons 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 29 years of available data.
International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons 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% |
| 2021 | 1.29 million trips | -56.5% |
| 2022 | 2.25 million trips | +73.8% |
| 2023 | 2.52 million trips | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 2.75 million trips | +9.0% |
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 | 2.20 million trips | 1.29 million trips | 2.75 million trips | 4 |
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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)
- 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 international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons in Costa Rica?
- International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons in Costa Rica was 2.75 million trips in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 million trips in 2019.
- What is the lowest international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 592,000 trips in 1995.
- How does Costa Rica rank for international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons?
- Costa Rica ranks 53rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons 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 UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of international trips where the main purpose is personal (leisure, visiting friends and relatives, health, etc.) and the visitor stays overnight.