Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.0612 ratio in 2024. ▼ Falling
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Costa Rica, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0612 ratio for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.0% on the previous year and down 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3368 ratio in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0409 ratio, in 2021.
That places Costa Rica 139th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.326 ratio | — |
| 1996 | 0.1851 ratio | -43.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1636 ratio | -11.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2936 ratio | +79.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3368 ratio | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3124 ratio | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.228 ratio | -27.0% |
| 2002 | 0.311 ratio | +36.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2816 ratio | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2078 ratio | -26.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1933 ratio | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2085 ratio | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.199 ratio | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2694 ratio | +35.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1303 ratio | -51.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1482 ratio | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1598 ratio | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1502 ratio | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1341 ratio | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1592 ratio | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 0.187 ratio | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 0.112 ratio | -40.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0901 ratio | -19.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1045 ratio | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0541 ratio | -48.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0409 ratio | -24.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0444 ratio | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.09 ratio | +102.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0612 ratio | -32.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.261 ratio | 0.1636 ratio | 0.3368 ratio | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2341 ratio | 0.1303 ratio | 0.3124 ratio | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1299 ratio | 0.0541 ratio | 0.187 ratio | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0591 ratio | 0.0409 ratio | 0.09 ratio | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Costa Rica?
- Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Costa Rica was 0.0612 ratio in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3368 ratio in 1999.
- What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0409 ratio in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Costa Rica ranks 139th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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A country with a ratio greater than one indicates a higher number of arrivals for business and professional purposes compared to personal purposes.